Eyewitness Identification

In this episode, we'll explore how the system is grappling with emerging insights into eyewitness science. In Dallas, a man is convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison. The prosecutors relied on eyewitness testimony to convict him. In New Orleans, another man sits in prison c...

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Other Authors: Al Jazeera America (Television network), Infobase,
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Al Jazeera America (Television network), [2015]
Distributed by Infobase,
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (47 min., 0 sec.)) : sound, color.
Series: System with Joe Berlinger.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Witness Identifies Christopher Scott
  • (3:01)
  • George Toca Serving Life Sentence
  • (4:12)
  • Penny Test
  • (3:41)
  • Inconsistencies in George Toca's Case
  • (4:16)
  • Eyewitness Identification Experiment: Suspect Description
  • (4:17)
  • Eyewitness Identification Experiment: Six-Pack Lineup
  • (3:28)
  • Inducing a Witness
  • (2:21)
  • Corruption in the Police Department
  • (4:01)
  • Conviction Integrity Unit
  • (2:56)
  • First Non-DNA Exoneration
  • (4:11)
  • House of Renewed Hope
  • (2:07)
  • Changing Dallas' Witness Identification Procedures
  • (3:41)
  • Post-conviction Hearing
  • (3:28)
  • Credits: Eyewitness Identification: The System with Joe Berlinger
  • (0:04)