New California Bill Would Change How Suspect Lineups Are Administrated

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The goal of a new bill introduced by State Senator Scott Wiener, SB923, is to keep innocent people out of jail by having law enforcement give a blind administration of lineups and videotape them.

 

 

That’s Jennifer Thompson, who says she misidentified her rapist and an innocent man spent years in jail before he was exonerated by DNA evidence.

On Monday, August 13th SB923 was addressed in this Eyewitness Identification Info Session: