http://investigatesc.com/Blog/index.cfm Information and news for attorneys, PI's and the public. en-us Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:31:56 -0400 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:08:00 -0400 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss elizabeth@investigatesc.com elizabeth@investigatesc.com elizabeth@investigatesc.com http://investigatesc.com/Blog/index.cfm no http://investigatesc.com/Blog/index.cfm/2010/7/8/Should-you-trust-eyewitness-identification <p>Take a look at <a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime/could-2-dramatically-different-sketches-of-last-weeks-790117.html" onclick="window.open(this.href,'','resizable=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,toolbar=no,fullscreen=no,dependent=no,status'); return false">this article</a> on a recent heinous crime where eyewitnesses gave vastly different descriptions of a single perpetrator.&nbsp; It's natural to want to believe a victim when they say they know who attacked them, but we need to be careful.&nbsp; According to the <a href="http://www.innocenceproject.org/understand/Eyewitness-Misidentification.php">Innocence Project</a>, the convictions in many of the DNA -based exonerations to date were based in large part on eyewitness identification.&nbsp; Thorough investigation and resolution to the backlog in DNA testing can help avoid these wrongful convictions.&nbsp; If you have questions about criminal defense investigations,<a href="http://www.investigatesc.com/contact1.cfm"> contact us</a> for more information.</p> <p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.investigatesc.com/index.cfm"><u><font color="#800080">Byrd, Stillinger &amp; Associates Private Investigators</font></u></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.investigatesc.com/"><u><font color="#800080">www.investigatesc.com</font></u></a></p> Criminal Defense, eyewitness identification, DNA Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:08:00 -0400 http://investigatesc.com/Blog/index.cfm/2010/7/8/Should-you-trust-eyewitness-identification