Publication Date

2003

Journal

Law, Probability and Risk

Abstract

Eyewitness identifications are important to jurors, especially in criminal trials. Psychological research has shown, however, that eyewitness testimony is systematically fallible in ways that undermine the goals of the rules of evidence. This article assesses the arguments for and against admitting expert testimony concerning cognitive science research about eyewitness identification. The article concludes that experts should in many instances be allowed to testify about the problems with eyewitness identification testimony.

Volume

2

First Page

295

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Keywords

science, trial, criminal law, testimony

Disciplines

Law

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