Defendants can present evidence about common pitfalls in eyewitness identification and photo lineups, Iowa's highest court rules.

SAN ANTONIO – A Houston man accused of murder in San Antonio is claiming self-defense, but an eyewitness contradicted that claim in court on Thursday. Tavares Anderson has been on trial the entire ...

"If you see something, say something." That's a powerful message, one that encourages all of us upstanding citizens to come forward and help police prevent or solve crimes. Things that, in years past, ...

It isn't news that eyewitness testimony is sometimes inaccurate. What might be news, however, is that significant research makes plain that it is often wrong, even when the eyewitness believes they ...

Darien Harris spent more than 12 years in an Illinois prison, convicted of murder in part on the testimony of an eyewitness who was legally blind. Harris, who was released from prison on Tuesday, was ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – The American legal system offers few moments as dramatic as an eyewitness to a crime pointing his finger across a crowded courtroom at a defendant. The problem is that decades of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Eyewitness memory has come under a lot of scrutiny in recent years, as organizations such as the Innocence Project suggest it was a key piece of information in as many as 75% of ...

A Chicago man convicted of murder a decade ago based in part on testimony from an eyewitness who is legally blind is suing the city and the police department. Darien Harris was convicted by a judge in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Darien Harris spent more than 12 years in an ...