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The New Jersey Supreme Court determined that advancements in the understanding of memory science necessitated changes to the state's guidelines for eyewitness identification. This decision led to an increase in the pretrial examination of identifications that might be influenced by suggestive procedures. It also mandated more comprehensive instructions for juries regarding the reliability of such identifications.
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The New Jersey Supreme Court decided that scientific understanding of memory makes it necessary to change how the state handles eyewitness identification. This change expands the review of potentially misleading identifications before a trial. It also requires juries to receive more detailed instructions about how reliable eyewitness accounts truly are.
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The New Jersey Supreme Court decided that new information about how memory works means changing the rules for eyewitness identification in the state. This means there will be more reviews before trials to check if an identification was made in a way that might have influenced the witness. Also, juries will receive more detailed instructions about how reliable eyewitness accounts truly are.
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The New Jersey Supreme Court made changes to how eyewitnesses can identify people. The Court said that new information about how memory works means the old rules needed an update. Now, before a trial, judges will look more closely at identifications that might have been influenced. Also, when jurors hear about eyewitnesses, they will get clearer instructions on how reliable that memory might be.