Author Archives: Steph McLean

About Steph McLean

Steph McLean is a content writer for Lenstore.co.uk, an ecommerce retailer where people can buy contact lenses online.

Putting Eyewitness Testimony to the Test

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Since the discovery of DNA profiling in the mid 1980’s, there have been over 300 criminal exonerations in the USA alone. That’s over 300 innocent people imprisoned for a crime they did not commit. Studies in the USA have also shown that approximately 73% of these convictions incorporated eyewitness testimony as the primary piece of evidence in their respective cases. Continue reading

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How Reliable is Eyewitness Testimony?

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In 1984, Maryland USA, Kirk Bloodsworth was given the death penalty. His conviction was based solely on 5 eye-witnesses who all claimed to have seen him commit a horrific crime. After 9 years on death row, he was exonerated by DNA evidence. He was innocent. Continue reading

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