Eyewitness Identification
The changing landscape of trying ID cases
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Product Description
Product Description
Eyewitness identification is considered one of the leading causes of wrongful conviction, accounting for more than 70% of exonerations revealed through DNA evidence. At the same time, such evidence is an essential tool for law enforcement, allowing for accurate identifications and the prosecution of guilty individuals.
Significant social science research for several decades has contributed to a better understanding of eyewitness identification evidence. Indeed, research on eyewitness memory has been able to expose factors that are more likely to lead to a misidentification. And the legal system, especially in Massachusetts, has taken notice.
There is no question that there has been a legal revolution when it comes to the admissibility and assessment of eyewitness evidence in Massachusetts. The way attorneys handle eyewitness identification cases, and the way these cases are treated by the trial and appellate courts, has fundamentally changed. So, as defense attorneys and prosecutors, what should you be doing?
Using a fact pattern, this program demonstrates the best arguments for the defense and prosecution at various stages of a case. In addition, the expert faculty highlights the issues that have not yet been addressed by the appellate courts and how attorneys can best preserve these issues. Participants gain practical tools to better defend and prosecute identification cases.
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Agenda
Agenda & Materials
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2:00 – 2:15
Welcome and Introduction: Overview of Eyewitness ID Laws and History
on demand video Add to CartRadha Natarajan, Esq., New England Innocence Project , Boston
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2:15-3:30
Panel Discussions:
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Scientific Research and Science in ID Litigation
on demand video Add to CartRadha Natarajan, Esq., New England Innocence Project , Boston
Cailin Campbell, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
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Admissibility of In-Court and Out-of-Court ID, including showups
on demand video Add to CartL. Adrian Bispham, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
Patrick Levin, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Boston
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Judicial Perspective
on demand video Add to CartHon. Peter B. Krupp, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
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3:30 - 3:40
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3:40 - 3:55
Networking and Refreshment Break
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3:55-4:35
Motion to Suppress Demonstration
on demand video Add to CartPaul R. Rudof, Esq., Strehorn, Ryan, & Hoose , Northampton
L. Adrian Bispham, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
Hon. Peter B. Krupp, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
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4:35-4:45
Motion in Limine Demonstration
on demand video Add to CartPaul R. Rudof, Esq., Strehorn, Ryan, & Hoose , Northampton
L. Adrian Bispham, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
Hon. Peter B. Krupp, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
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4:45 - 5:00
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