Product Description

Eyewitness identification is considered one of the leading causes of wrongful conviction, accounting for more than 70 percent of exonerations revealed through DNA evidence. At the same time, such evidence remains an important tool for law enforcement to solve crimes and for the prosecution of criminal cases. Oftentimes, eyewitness identifications of a defendant are a critical point in a trial and thus it is important to begin considering the implications of eyewitness identifications from the case’s inception.

Join our experienced panelists as we discuss the litigation surrounding eyewitness identifications and their admissibility. The panel addresses types of identification procedures, evaluation of identifications for suppressioon, conducting suppression hearings, and handling identification issues at trial.

Agenda & Materials

• 2:00pm - 2:05pm

  Welcome and Introduction

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  Sarah Stancato McEvoy, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  
• 2:05pm - 2:25pm

  Eyewitness Identification Fundamentals

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  Sarah Stancato McEvoy, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. James H. Budreau, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Caitlin Fitzgerald, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Jessica L. Tripp, Esq., The Law Office of Jessica L. Tripp , Dorchester
  
• 2:25pm - 3:10pm

  Motions to Suppress Identification

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  Panel
  
• 3:10pm - 3:25pm

  Break
• 3:25pm - 4:10pm

  Identifications at Trials

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  Panel
  
• 4:10pm - 4:35pm

  Expert Witnesses

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  Panel
  

Please Note

MCLE on demand programs are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only through a link included on the on demand program page.

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