Wrongful Convictions
EN101S
March 13, 2013
Annotated Bibliography
“A Check on Bad Eyewitness Identifications.” New York Times. (6 Dec. 2012): A.34. National Newspapers Core. Web. 5 Mar. 2013. This article is about how the Oregon Supreme Court made a decision on how eyewitness identification is to be used in criminal trials. The article states that misidentification is the country’s leading cause of wrongful convictions. In the ruling, it states that eyewitness should be subject to stricter standards. The court took into account three decades of scientific research showing that memory and perception can be unreliable. The article talks about how Oregon is the only state that is working on making a change in trials so there will not be any more wrongful convictions. This article will make an excellent source for my research project. The fact that the Oregon Supreme Court is doing something to prevent wrongful conviction that other states are still not acting on makes for an interesting point and that will need further research on.
Acker, James R. “Wrongful Convictions Then and Now: Lessons to Be Learned.” Albany Law Review. 73.4 (2010): 1207-1211. Academic Search Premier. Web. 3 Mar. 2013.
This forum is about Acker’s remarks on a future article that will be published in the Law Review, that he co-authored with Catherine Bonventre. In the article, they review the completed New York State Bar Association Task Force report on wrongful convictions. The author states several conclusions from a1932 study, convicting the innocent by Professor Edwin of Yale Law School, who studied sixty- five cases of known wrongful convictions. Arcker goes in to several things that have needed to change since 1932 to prevent wrongful conviction. Arcker main changes to make are after reports follow-up action is needed, changing governing legal laws, and doing more research on preventing wrongful convictions. To take a step forward, the author recommends involving the social science community in
March 13, 2013
Annotated Bibliography
“A Check on Bad Eyewitness Identifications.” New York Times. (6 Dec. 2012): A.34. National Newspapers Core. Web. 5 Mar. 2013. This article is about how the Oregon Supreme Court made a decision on how eyewitness identification is to be used in criminal trials. The article states that misidentification is the country’s leading cause of wrongful convictions. In the ruling, it states that eyewitness should be subject to stricter standards. The court took into account three decades of scientific research showing that memory and perception can be unreliable. The article talks about how Oregon is the only state that is working on making a change in trials so there will not be any more wrongful convictions. This article will make an excellent source for my research project. The fact that the Oregon Supreme Court is doing something to prevent wrongful conviction that other states are still not acting on makes for an interesting point and that will need further research on.
Acker, James R. “Wrongful Convictions Then and Now: Lessons to Be Learned.” Albany Law Review. 73.4 (2010): 1207-1211. Academic Search Premier. Web. 3 Mar. 2013.
This forum is about Acker’s remarks on a future article that will be published in the Law Review, that he co-authored with Catherine Bonventre. In the article, they review the completed New York State Bar Association Task Force report on wrongful convictions. The author states several conclusions from a1932 study, convicting the innocent by Professor Edwin of Yale Law School, who studied sixty- five cases of known wrongful convictions. Arcker goes in to several things that have needed to change since 1932 to prevent wrongful conviction. Arcker main changes to make are after reports follow-up action is needed, changing governing legal laws, and doing more research on preventing wrongful convictions. To take a step forward, the author recommends involving the social science community in
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