Eyewitness Testimony (EWT)
Eyewitness testimony
Real World
In 1984, Jennifer Thompson wrongly identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker from a police line-up; she was convicted of the assault but was exonerated 11 years later by DNA evidence, illustrating how confident EWT can still be catastrophically wrong.
Exam Focus
For 'discuss reliability of EWT' questions, structure your answer around specific factors (stress, leading questions, post-event info) rather than making vague claims about memory being 'unreliable'.
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