{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Voices at Temple","provider_url":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices","title":"In-Court Eyewitness Identifications \u2013 What Process is \u201cDue\u201d Process? - Voices at Temple","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JuUwJFFR0b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/court-eyewitness-identifications-process-due-process\/\">In-Court Eyewitness Identifications \u2013 What Process is \u201cDue\u201d Process?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/court-eyewitness-identifications-process-due-process\/embed\/#?secret=JuUwJFFR0b\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;In-Court Eyewitness Identifications \u2013 What Process is \u201cDue\u201d Process?&#8221; &#8212; Voices at Temple\" data-secret=\"JuUwJFFR0b\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/cms\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/voices\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/in-court-identifications.jpg","thumbnail_width":1000,"thumbnail_height":663,"description":"In any case where identification is at issue, the proverbial drumroll sounds at the crescendo of the witness examination when the prosecution asks \u201cand do you see the person, here in this courtroom, who committed this crime?\u201d And invariably the finger points at the accused. Who else would it be pointed at? The lawyers are known and obvious, the defendant is often a person of color and\/or not in the garb of the courtroom professionals, and the courtroom security people are seated nearby. Although there have been rare instances of witnesses pointing to the court reporter or, in one case, the judge, the easy and recurring choice is the obvious one \u2013 as if there were an arrow with neon lights shouting \u201cpick him\u201d pointing at the accused. The science is clear \u2013 an identification in a courtroom, months or years after an encounter, is much less reliable and probative than one in the immediate aftermath of a crime, a point brought home by the 2014 report IDENTIFYING THE CULPRIT: ASSESSING EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION, a survey &hellip;"}