Chapter
Eyewitness Reliability and Wrongful Convictions
10:43 - 14:34 (03:51)
The reliability of eyewitnesses is not always accurate and can lead to wrongful convictions, demonstrated by a case in which 16 people identified an innocent man who served hard time for a crime he did not commit.
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The podcast discusses a man who claims to have been in Peru during the initial crime for which he was imprisoned for years, despite being a frequent jewelry thief.
10:43 - 12:20 (01:37)
Crime and Justice
Summary
The podcast discusses a man who claims to have been in Peru during the initial crime for which he was imprisoned for years, despite being a frequent jewelry thief.
ChapterEyewitness Reliability and Wrongful Convictions
Episode10 Cases of Mistaken Identity
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The conviction of a man for a crime he did not commit illustrates the issue of relying solely on eyewitness testimony in criminal cases, as demonstrated by the 16 people who identified him as the perpetrator despite evidence showing he was not the culprit.
12:21 - 14:34 (02:12)
Eyewitness Testimony
Summary
The conviction of a man for a crime he did not commit illustrates the issue of relying solely on eyewitness testimony in criminal cases, as demonstrated by the 16 people who identified him as the perpetrator despite evidence showing he was not the culprit.