Show-up: 8 (125) 5 (63) Photo array: 58 (125) 37 (63) Lineup: 10 (125) 3 (63) Single photo: 2 (125) 0 (63) Eyewitness 1 misidentified defendant** 36 (258) 49 (183) Eyewitness 1 took multiple tries to ID 8 (92) 1 (88) defendant* Eyewitness 1 provided unique details of perp 66 (62) 71 (76) Discrepancy b/w Eyewitness description 19 (62) 9 (75) 1’s and the defendant Eyewitness 1 made cross-racial ID 21 (57) 19 (54) Eyewitness 1 identification method Direct: 48 (86) 65 (89) Show-up: 2 (86) 6 (89) Photo array: 35 (86) 21 (89) Lineup: 11 (86) 7 (89) Single photo: 5 (86) 1 (89) Eyewitness 1 provided description of perp 89 (66) 96 (82) Eyewitness 1 certain of ID 82 (87) 89 (89) Total number of eyewitnesses 1.3 (260) 1.5 (200) Strength of witness characteristics** None: 43 (260) 32 (200) Weak: 7 (260) 2 (200) Probative: 25 (260) 27 (200) Highly probative: 26 (260) 39 (200) Strength of identification information** None: 10 (259) 17 (200) Weak: 17 (259) 16 (200)
Show-up: Photo array: Lineup: Single photo: Eyewitness 1 misidentified defendant** Eyewitness 1 took multiple tries to ID defendant* 8 (125) 58 (125) 10 (125) 2 (125) 36 (258) 8 (92) 5 (63) 37 (63) 3 (63) 0 (63) 49 (183) 1 (88) Eyewitness 1 provided unique details of perp 66 (62) 71 (76) Discrepancy b/w Eyewitness 1’s description and the defendant 19 (62) 9 (75) Eyewitness 1 made cross-racial ID 21 (57) 19 (54) Eyewitness 1 identification method Direct: 48 (86) 65 (89) Show-up: 2 (86) 6 (89) Photo array: 35 (86) 21 (89) Lineup: 11 (86) 7 (89) Single photo: 5 (86) 1 (89) Eyewitness 1 provided description of perp 89 (66) 96 (82) Eyewitness 1 certain of ID 82 (87) 89 (89) Total number of eyewitnesses 1.3 (260) 1.5 (200) Strength of witness characteristics** None: Weak: Probative: Highly probative: Strength of identification information** None: Weak: 43 (260) 7 (260) 25 (260) 26 (260) 10 (259) 17 (259) 32 (200) 2 (200) 27 (200) 39 (200) 17 (200) 16 (200)
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