- The main evidence against Kevin Rojas was from eye witnesses who believed it was him based on the color of his jacket.
- Kevin Rojas was advised not to testify in court.
- Much of the evidence in the case had never been investigated or presented to the judge or jury.
- Only about 5% of cases have biological evidence.
- There are no government resources devoted to proving a felons innocence after trial, it all has to be done by the work of individuals.
- The Supreme Court will soon hear about changing how eye witness identifications are used.
- John Farmer was a republican who first started the questioning of eyewitness identification.
- Rojas spent four and one half years in prison for something he did not do.
- One estimate on the amount of innocent people was about 2 or 3% of those in prisions.
- Jim Muclusky is very important in the exoneration of innocents in New Jersey.
Questions:
- Do you think that eyewitnesses are unreliable because of the trauma they've experienced?
- Do you believe a good attorney is what makes it or breaks it in a case even if the person is innocent?
- Should eyewitnesses be submitted to lie detector tests?
- If a person is not satisfied with their defense lawyer if it's a public lawyer do they have the opportunity to switch lawyers?
- Do you believe that DNA evidence should be ruled above an eyewitness?
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