Witness Testimony

"Rats": Why Juries Believe Them

Joel Cohen | Posted 07.16.2011

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Joel Cohen

What is it about rats that incline juries to believe them? There is virtually no empirical and anecdotal evidence from which to try to draw conclusions, even tentative ones.

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Kevin Keith and the Witness Who Wasn't There

Amnesty International | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Trial, Witness Testimony, Death Penalty, Kevin Keith, Ohio, Clemency, Human Rights, Politics News
Amnesty International

A man faces execution despite a strong claim of innocence. With a conviction based on deeply flawed witness testimony, and emerging evidence pointing to an alternative suspect, doubts about his guilt continue to grow.

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Palin Invited To Testify Before NY Senate On Elderly Care, Death Panels

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Death Panels New York Senate, Palin Death Panels, Sarah Palin, Palin Witness, Obama Death Panels, Witness Testimony, Palin Senate, Politics News

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, whose claim to fame in the current health care debate is helping to spread the infamous "death panel" myth, has be...

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