Every year in the United States, over 77,000 people become criminal defendants after being identified by an eyewitness. As decades of scientific research has demonstrated, and as the Supreme Court itself has recognized, eyewitness identification evidence is extremely unreliable. The time is right to launch a national law reform effort to change the standards courts use in assessing eyewitness evidence.

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) in partnership with the Eyewitness Reform Litigation Network, the Innocence Project, NYU Law School, the Public Defender Service in Washington, D.C., the John Jay Center on Modern Forensic Practice, the National Legal Aid & Defender Association, and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers presents this comprehensive, landmark training on litigating eyewitness identification cases. Make plans to join us today!

Seminar topics include: Theories and themes, conducting investigations, interviewing witnesses, motion and discovery practice, lineups, voir dire, opening and closing arguments, utilizing experts, cross-examination of police and witnesses, jury instructions, and appeals. Special “break-out” sessions will also be available for attorneys to work through active pretrial and post-conviction cases in small groups led by distinguished faculty.