Is eye-witness testimony reliable? I would have to say that it depends on the eye witness. A human being has been proven to sometimes see things that are not actually there and believe things that never happened. The emotions that we have make us susceptible to having our perceptions skewed and out senses tricked. There’s also the issue of someone lying for personal gain. That being said‚ I wouldn’t say that eye witness testimony isn’t reliable‚ but it can’t be seen as infallible and should be
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Chapter 10 project Activity 1) Investigators can use such evidence to disprove the suspects alibi. The witness was reported to have been seen near the area in the car at about 10:15 while the witness also claims that he was at home on the phone at 10:00 pm. This can be proven impossible since it would take at least 30 minutes for one to get to the suspect’s house as well that one cannot be in two places at once. More compelling evidence would also be that the car’s engine shouldn’t be hot after
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I found the testimony of Alice Jones to be very helpful in my decision. The witness knew the defendant very well over the course of eight years she says. She knew of her depression and her drinking she even has a similar statement to that of Dr Bloom stating‚ “ She started drinking to overcome her depression‚ but this just made things
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v. Washington Analysis Janilsa Alejo de Smith Wilmington University Crawford v. Washington Analysis Cross-examination is critical during litigation. Many cases have to be proven based on solely witness testimony because of the lack of physical evidence. Therefore‚ the responsibility of a witness to tell the truth relies on methods to encourage witnesses to maintain their credibility. According to Gardner and Anderson in their book Criminal Evidence: Principles and Cases‚ the witnesses must take
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to court with little to no evidence’s. In the research I have done they show that there are so many people in prison due to wrongful convictions. The studies show as well that a good portion of them have been put away on nothing more than “an eye witness” account. We all know “you” have a job to do but wouldn’t it be better if that job was done with all the evidence’s and correct information to make a rock solid case? How can we be completely sure the investigators’ gathered all the information need
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opposed to the investigative process and/or biased against the examining party. The reasons for their opposition might include their lifestyle or they may have a close relationship with the alleged perpetrator and intend to appear in court as a defense witness. Some of these witnesses may simply refuse to cooperate with the police‚ others might provide false information intended to support the alleged perpetrator’s account. Records must be kept of all interactions with hostile witnesses‚ regardless of
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actions. In Twelve Angry Men a group of twelve ordinary citizens are faced with an important choice whose consequence is the fate of a sixteen-year-old boy accused of killing his father. Initially deemed an open-shut-case‚ throughout the play we witness the jurors‚ under the direction of Juror 8‚ slowly break down the evidence and testimony on which they later base their final verdict. Each juror with his unique approach to reasoning raises important arguments‚ suggesting both the innocence and guilt
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ends up being rumors or gossip‚ which in a court of law‚ such information holds no merit and is deemed unreliable. One reason why hearsay becomes an unreliable source of testimony is the ability by interviewers‚ friends‚ family‚ and Dr.’s to alter witness testimony by means of suggestive interviews or statements. Once someone’s memory of an event is tainted by suggestive statements‚ it becomes impossible to determine whether or not what they might have heard or even seen the actual events or if it
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regarding anything we heard or saw. Court commenced that morning with the Judge explaining to the witness (the complainant) that they were continuing the trial from the day before‚ and that she was still under oath. Immediately the
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be used against the defendant in court. 2.What is the hearsay rule and why does it exist? Hearsay evidence is where a testifying witness with no experience or factual knowledge of the event repeats information heard outside of court from someone else. It’s an overheard version of truth used to testify by a second hand witness. Since the first hand witness isn’t in the courtroom‚ the defendant cannot cross examine them. It exists because when stories are repeated‚ they are often changed and
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