Jeffco Bessemer DA - Eyewitness misidentification is a consistent and outsized contributor to wrongful convictions. Nationally 69% of DNA exonerations, that's 252 out of 367 cases, have involved eyewitness misidentification. It is
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Figure 2. The Relationship Between Forensic Science and Other Contributing Factors in Erroneous Convictions | National Institute of Justice
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