Brief of Amicus Curiae the Innocence Project
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Decades of memory research show the Manson framework no longer reliably evaluates eyewitness evidence. Courts should incorporate modern science, assess memory contamination, and provide juries with scientifically informed guidance.

2010

Brief of Amicus Curiae the Innocence Project

Keywords Manson framework; eyewitness evidence; memory research; modern science; memory contamination; juries; scientifically informed guidance
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Memory research spanning several decades indicates the Manson framework is no longer a reliable method for evaluating eyewitness evidence. Courts should integrate contemporary scientific understanding, assess potential memory contamination, and offer juries guidance rooted in scientific principles.

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Memory research spanning several decades indicates that the Manson framework is no longer a dependable method for evaluating eyewitness evidence. Judicial systems should integrate contemporary scientific understanding, evaluate the extent of memory contamination, and offer juries guidance that is grounded in scientific principles.

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Memory research spanning decades indicates that the framework once used to evaluate eyewitness evidence, known as the Manson framework, is no longer reliable. Courts ought to integrate current scientific understanding, carefully evaluate how memory might be contaminated, and offer juries guidance rooted in scientific findings.

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Research on memory has been done for many years. It shows that the way courts look at eyewitness accounts, called the Manson framework, does not work well anymore. Courts should start using new science. They should also check if a person's memory was changed by something after an event. Juries should get information based on science to help them understand these things.

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Brief of Amicus Curiae the Innocence Project, State v. Henderson, Docket No. 62,218 (N.J. argued 2010)

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