Publication Date
12-2003
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
Issue
4
First Page
295
Last Page
303
Publisher
Oxford University Press
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/lpr/2.4.295
Keywords
Research, Testimony, Legal Practice and Procedure, Evidence
Disciplines
Evidence | Law
Recommended Citation
Edward D. Stein,
The Admissibility of Expert Testimony About Cognitive Science Research on Eyewitness Identification,
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Law, Prob. & Risk
295
(2003).
https://doi.org/10.1093/lpr/2.4.295
