tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post3725661519864838895..comments2024-03-27T22:19:30.167-04:00Comments on THE BLOG: EYEWITNESS TESTIMONYRumpolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-19618783681864727972009-09-07T08:39:30.724-04:002009-09-07T08:39:30.724-04:00The lineup is easily solved.
You have 3 different...The lineup is easily solved.<br /><br />You have 3 different line ups, and one has the defendant included. <br /><br />I like the video taping of the lineups. Keep pre-interviews just video tape them.<br /><br />Every step in any police investigation should be video taped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-91686484175003423582009-09-06T23:56:46.356-04:002009-09-06T23:56:46.356-04:00In the latest Broward case, there were several con...In the latest Broward case, there were several confessions made over successive interrogation sessions, each one more incriminating than the previous one and all containing inaccuracies and mistakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-72066820411777565742009-09-06T23:05:57.084-04:002009-09-06T23:05:57.084-04:00I've enjoyed reading your blog! You should che...I've enjoyed reading your blog! You should check out a favorite blog of mine - Professor Leonard Birdsong, a law professor located in Orlando, Florida! His writing is quite humorous too - I think you'd enjoy it! http://birdsongslaw.com/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782458461727097713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-27390880105567828872009-09-06T19:56:19.539-04:002009-09-06T19:56:19.539-04:00I wouldn't say "almost all" the case...I wouldn't say "almost all" the cases of wrongfully convicted people contained false confessions. But enough did to draw attention to a recognizable phenomenon.Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-82892561741690654502009-09-06T18:34:15.105-04:002009-09-06T18:34:15.105-04:00How about the fundamental flaw with allowing cops ...How about the fundamental flaw with allowing cops to prepare photo line-ups with no third party verification of the identification process. At the very least, the process should be videotaped, and the witness should be asked on line to confirm that he/she has had no conversations about the process before it is undertaken.<br /> In these days of cops being immune from SAO prosecution unless there is a videotape of misdeeds which appears on T.V. as well as an internal affairs procedure that is designed (not by IA, but by the union contracts) to create an obstacle course for police prosecution, due process requires protection from police tactics.<br /> These days, no other group, even us, is less highly regarded than cops, and with due cause.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-70384425828687831382009-09-06T18:15:07.668-04:002009-09-06T18:15:07.668-04:00Rump
Isn't it true that in almost all the ca...Rump<br /> Isn't it true that in almost all the cases where DNA cleared a defendant, that there were not only eyewitness IDs but "confessions" , usually from mentally challenged or beaten defendants. How many now have been proved NOT GUILTY, 200 or so, all with victims saying the guy between the lawyers did it. As much as society wants to beleive we can identify someone by face, in a stressful situation like being a crime victim, eyewitness testimony and identification may be the LEAST relieable evidence at all.<br />D. SisselmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-3977340837876457782009-09-06T11:01:25.751-04:002009-09-06T11:01:25.751-04:00Rump---
Your suggestions are not without merit. ...Rump---<br /><br />Your suggestions are not without merit. I wholeheartedly agree that officers and prosecutors need to be better trained. I disagree with several of your other suggestions which I'd be happy to explain if you like. <br /><br />I appreciate the clarification. Several people have suggested (in other posts) that prosecutors not proceed on eyewitness testimony alone. I think such a hard and fast rule would be nonsensical and unnecessarily rule out the state's ability to prosecute legitimate cases simply because an offender is smart enough to not leave physical evidence. Glad to see you're thinking, as usual. <br /><br />BTDTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-21707378651598895522009-09-06T10:56:12.531-04:002009-09-06T10:56:12.531-04:00For the record, the Defendant in this case made mu...For the record, the Defendant in this case made multiple admissions as well, to the police and his mother. This was not just eyewitness testimony only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-16511105609103246772009-09-06T10:39:34.842-04:002009-09-06T10:39:34.842-04:00I would add to BTDT's list:
7) The ability to...I would add to BTDT's list:<br /><br />7) The ability to present expert testimony on memory and eyewitness identification problems to the jury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-2838411296109653022009-09-06T09:00:00.393-04:002009-09-06T09:00:00.393-04:00BTDT- I want
1) Showup identifications excluded fr...BTDT- I want<br />1) Showup identifications excluded from evidence.<br /><br />2) Police trained and certified in eyewitness identification. <br /><br />3) All line-ups videotaped WITHOUT a pre-interview. <br /><br />4) Photo lineups conducted properly and NOT using a six person array which is inherently flawed. <br /><br />5) A jury instruction on the problems with eyewitness identification akin to the instruction on a defendant's statement. <br /><br />6) Judges and prosecutors trained in the problems of eyewitness identification. They should all be required to read "The Seven Sins Of Memory", and if you read it you will understand the magnitude of the injustice we are perpetrating in the name of Justice. <br /><br />That's a start.Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-63778805446410350092009-09-06T00:57:10.425-04:002009-09-06T00:57:10.425-04:00Rumpole, I have been in Iceland myself over the pa...Rumpole, I have been in Iceland myself over the past several days and have confirmed your identity. Of course, some portraits of our mutual friend Benjamin Franklin would help ensure it remains a secret.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-70522747391293277282009-09-05T21:05:23.366-04:002009-09-05T21:05:23.366-04:00Slobodan? Slivovitz? Schmaltz?
I'll take a B...Slobodan? Slivovitz? Schmaltz? <br /><br />I'll take a Bud Light. <br /><br />Alex Michaels at the Hard Rock for tonight's midnight show. Dis will be Bullllsheeeeeeet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-66031223246721917082009-09-05T20:42:45.144-04:002009-09-05T20:42:45.144-04:00So what do you suggest Rump? Don't file any o...So what do you suggest Rump? Don't file any one witness cases without forensic evidence? That's not much of a solution either.<br /><br />Whining is all to easy and hindsight, is, well, 20/20. Constructive criticism is a whole other matter. So tell us what you want the State to do.<br /><br />BTDTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-20188963848527439012009-09-05T16:21:21.516-04:002009-09-05T16:21:21.516-04:00Prosecutors may not learn, but juries are demandin...Prosecutors may not learn, but juries are demanding more and more physical evidence nowadays with the CSI effect. I see it every time I pick a jury on a circumstantial or witness testimony case. Some people will not convict on testimony alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com