Editorial Board
Revise Eyewitness Procedures to Convict Guilty Only: View
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(Update in first and ninth paragraph incorporating Troy Davis case.)
If there is cause to doubt the justice of the execution this week of Troy Davis by the state of Georgia, it stems in part from the fact that seven witnesses recanted after Davis’ trial. A study released Monday provides additional confirmation that rules on eyewitness evidence in criminal trials must change.