Eyewitness Memory & Identification (2019)
CLE Credit: Up to 7 hours of self-study CLE credit, where authorized. Please confirm with your state's CLE commission to ensure this program is available for self-study CLE certification.
Program Summary: Mistaken eyewitness identification cases are one of the three leading causes of wrongful convictions; according to the Innocence Project's study of 325 exoneration's. 74% of wrongfully convicted cases involved mistaken identification issues. This cannot continue. In many jurisdictions, court rulings on the admissibility of identification evidence lag hopelessly behind the science. In this program, you will learn how to litigate the admissibility of identifications using the latest psychological research so you can actively work on changing the law, how to work with and cross-examine experts, and try a winning case.
Presentations Included:
1. Understanding the Science: Eyewitness Memory & Identification Research | Prof. Nancy Franklin
2. Using the Science in Developing & Litigating Trial Themes and Theories in ID Cases | Robert J. McWhirter
3. Preventing the State’s Perry Mason Moment: Litigating the In-Court Identification | Radha Natarajan
4. When the Identification Is Coming In: Strategies for Using Experts and Jury Instructions to Inform the Jury | Bruce E. Blumberg
5. Challenges to Your Expert, Combatting Cross-Examination and the State’s Use of an Eyewitness Identification Expert | Ilona Coleman
6. What’s Wrong With Manson? Re-Thinking the Suppression Standard in the Wake of What We Know About the Science | Alexis Agathocleous
7. Cross-Examination in Eyewitness Identification Cases | Bridget Krause
Prices
- List Price $119.00
- Member Price $99.00