misidentification
Identification- Defending by arguing due process violation
Identification is an essential element for a prosecutor to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that unduly suggestive ID procedures must be challenged tooth and nail by the defense. The Virginia Supreme Court explains that the federal Supreme Court...
Innocent inmate learns 17-year prison lesson about misidentification
Misidentification is rampant in causing arrests, prosecutions and convictions. I have said it before, including here. I also say it today, with the news of an innocent Kansas inmate -- Richard Jones -- freed 17 years from incarceration, only after he learned about a look-alike...