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Article
Cross-Racial Identification of Defendants in Criminal Cases - A Proposed Model Jury Instruction
Criminal Justice
(2008)
Abstract
While testifying on the stand during a recent misdemeanor trial in Maryland, a Hispanic eyewitness pointed to the defense table and identified a young African American as the perpetrator. The eyewitness, however, got it wrong. The young man he identified as the perpetrator was actually a law student who was representing the defendant also African American as part of a law school clinic. More remarkable was the fact that the eyewitness had identified the defendant as the perpetrator in a pretrial statement, making note that he had known the individual in question for at least three years. The result? An immediate dismissal of the charges.
Keywords
- Cross-Racial Identification of Defendants in Criminal Cases - A Proposed Model Jury Instruction,
- David,
- Aaronson,
- 23 Crim. Just. 4 (2008)
Disciplines
Publication Date
2008
Citation Information
David Aaronson, Cross-Racial Identification of Defendants in Criminal Cases: A Proposed Model Jury Instruction, 23 Crim. Just. 4 (2008)