Article
The Admissibility of Expert Testimony on the Issue of Eyewitness Identification in Criminal Trials
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
The authors raise the serious problems inherent in the use of eyewitness identification of defendants in criminal trials. They suggest that allowing expert testimony on its unreliability is essential to counteract possible adverse effects on the jury's determination of guilt.
Publication Date
11-1-1981
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Department
Other
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Citation Information
Edward B. Arnolds, William K. Carroll and Michael P. Seng, The Admissibility of Expert Testimony on the Issue of Eyewitness Identification in Criminal Trials, 2 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 59 (1981).