The Manson Criteria, Emphasized by Courts, Consist of Five Factors

question 16

Multiple Choice

The Manson criteria, emphasized by courts, consist of five factors to be taken into account when evaluating eyewitness identification accuracy. Which criterion is the most problematic one, according to the text?

• A) The level of attention the witness was paying to what was going on.
• B) The witness's degree of certainty about his or her memory of the event.
• C) The amount of time between the crime and the identification event.
• D) The accuracy of the witness's previous descriptions of the event or perpetrator.

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