Jacob Zucker

Jacob Zucker

March 08, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Our Understanding of Memory Has Changed, the Rules of Evidence Have Not

It isn't news that eyewitness testimony is sometimes inaccurate. What might be news, however, is that significant research makes plain that it is often wrong, even when the eyewitness believes they are telling the truth. Lawyers and courts should reconsider how the rules of evidence treat eyewitness testimony.

By Joshua Sohn and Jacob Zucker

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