Death Row Case: When Eyewitnesses Recant

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Death Row Case: When Eyewitnesses Recant

As a Georgia man prepares his last-chance bid for a stay of execution, we look at how the rules for eyewitness testimony have changed since his conviction in 1989.

The state of Georgia is scheduled to execute Troy Davis next week for killing an off-duty police officer in 1989, even though a number of key prosecution witnesses have recanted their testimony. As Davis prepares his last-chance bid for clemency, we get a primer on how eyewitness evidence and police procedures have changed since his conviction.

Guests

Karen Newirth

Eyewitness Identification Litigation Fellow, Innocence Project

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GKB wrote:

There is a famous case where a man was cleared of murder charges- based on an eyewitness- because of the TV show "Curb Your Enthusiasm." The show was filming was Dodger Stadium, and footage showed the suspect at the baseball game, and proved his alibi.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=1814312

Wed, 09/14/2011 - 1:18pm
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