Mistaken Eyewitness Identification in Capital Cases

Mistaken identification has contributed to wrongful capital convictions, sometimes alongside suggestive procedures or suppressed contradictory evidence.

Why it matters in capital cases

Connected exoneration cases

– Kerry Max Cook — Texas; convicted 1978, exonerated 2024. – Daniel Gwynn — Pennsylvania; convicted 1995, exonerated 2024. – Glynn Ray Simmons — Oklahoma; convicted 1975, exonerated 2023. – Alfred Dewayne Brown — Texas; convicted 2005, exonerated 2015. – Earl Washington Jr. — Virginia; convicted 1984, exonerated 2000. – Shareef Cousin — Louisiana; convicted 1996, exonerated 1999. – Rolando Cruz — Illinois; convicted 1985, exonerated 1995.

Research standard

Source

– Death Penalty Information Center — Innocence Database.