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The Promises And Pitfalls Of State Eyewitness Identification Reforms, Nicholas A. Kahn-Fogel
The Promises And Pitfalls Of State Eyewitness Identification Reforms, Nicholas A. Kahn-Fogel
Kentucky Law Journal
This article provides a comprehensive analysis of state-based eyewitness identification reforms, including legislative directives, evidentiary rules, and judicial interpretations of state constitutions as providing greater protection against the use of unreliable eyewitness evidence than the United State Supreme Court offered in its 1977 decision in Manson v. Brathwaite. While previous scholarship has included thorough consideration of a single state's eyewitness law, state-by-state analysis of a sub-issue in eyewitness law, and brief general surveys of state approaches to eyewitness reform, this article adds to the current body of scholarship with an in-depth evaluation of eyewitness identification law in states that …
The Use Of False Dna Evidence To Gain A Confession During Interrogation Is Classic Coercion: Why Such Coerced Confessions Should Not Be Admissible In A Criminal Trial, Andrea Reed
Kentucky Law Journal
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