Citing the vagaries of human memory and a host of other factors, the state Supreme Court on Wednesday changed the rules for trial judges and juries considering eyewitness identification of suspects in ...

Eyewitness identification remains a pivotal yet complex facet of criminal investigations and legal proceedings. Research in this area spans from the cognitive processes underlying face recognition to ...

In previous posts on this page and elsewhere (e.g., Sharps, 2022, 2024), we have seen that eyewitness memories of crimes and suspects can be altered after the fact as time goes by and as witnesses ...

Science has provided an increasingly clear picture of the inherent limits in human visual perception and memory that can lead to errors in eyewitness identification. While the law enforcement ...

In his Criminal Law and Procedure column, Barry Kamins writes that the Court of Appeals has refined its eyewitness identification jurisprudence by significantly revising procedures at a Wade hearing ...

UPDATE (5/7/2025): Senate Bill 141 was signed into law by Governor Mike Braun on May 1. (WXIN/WTTV) — When police roll up on a crime scene, the first people they seek out are eyewitnesses to explain ...

The first homicide of the year in Indianapolis has left a 17-year-old young man dead and his family searching for answers.

An ad hoc committted reviewed proposals for research on statistical methodologies for assessing variables in eyewitness performance. Its report describes the development of the request for proposals, ...

YOU LIVE. A DRAMATIC NEW COURT FILING COULD UNRAVEL THE CASE AGAINST RYAN ROUTH, THE MAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO ASSASSINATE FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN WEST PALM BEACH. AT THE CENTER OF THIS LEGAL ...