The Problem with Giving So Much Weight to Eyewitness Testimony

question 21

Multiple Choice

The problem with giving so much weight to eyewitness testimony in court is that

• A)judges are reluctant to use it.
• B)juries rarely believe the eyewitness.
• C)reconstructions of events are deliberately altered.
• D)it is frequently wrong.

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