Abstract
Traditionally, the credibility of eyewitness identifications has been left to the jury, and the procedure used to obtain an out-of-court identification affected the weight, rather than the admissibility, of the identification at trial. Over the past 100 years, however, psychological research on memory and perception has highlighted the fact that "in most cases eyewitness testimony is partially unreliable and highly susceptible to numerous influences." Furthermore, this growing body of scientific research has challenged the presumption that jurors have the ability to understand the problems inherent in eyewitness identifications.
Recommended Citation
Whitehead, Anne E.
(1992)
"State v. Ramirez- Strengthening Utah's Standard
for Admitting Eyewitness Identification
Evidence,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 1992:
No.
2, Article 7.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol1992/iss2/7