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Conviction After Misidentification: Are Jury Instructions A Solution?
Conviction After Misidentification: Are Jury Instructions A Solution? Joseph F Savage Jr.; James P. Devendorf June 2011 30 Eyewitness testimony can convince a jury of a defendant’s guilt even in the absence of other incriminating evidence. But numerous exonerations have demonstrated that eyewitnesses can be mistaken and that mistaken identifications can lead to wrongful convictions.