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Two stories of eyewitness error
When the prosecutor argues, “You can believe an eyewitness,” and the defense lawyer simply counters, “No, you can’t,” the prosecutor wins. Even worse, the research indicates that when the prosecutor’s eyewitness is wrong, the prosecutor wins anyway.