Law
Eyewitness Testimony Reliability in Post-Conviction Relief
Quick fact
Eyewitness misidentification is the single largest contributing factor to wrongful convictions later overturned by DNA evidence, accounting for about 70% of these exonerations.
Why this is interesting
Imagine being convicted of a crime you didn't commit, solely because a stranger was certain they saw your face. How can a legal system that demands certainty be undone by that very certainty?