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Eyewitness Testimony: A Critical Analysis by Michael Matnao is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This reaction paper discusses the unreliability of eyewitness testimony. It notes that the brain does not recall all details of events accurately and may fill in gaps over time. Eyewitness testimony alone should not be used to convict or arrest someone, as innocent people have been wrongly convicted based on faulty eyewitness accounts. Criminal investigations should consider additional evidence like crime scene details rather than solely relying on eyewitness statements. Both the US and Philippine justice s

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Michael Matnao

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