State v. Henderson and the New Model Jury Charges - New Jersey ...

a-8-08.opn.html
Barry C. Scheck, a member of the New York
bar, argued the cause for amicus curiae
Innocence Project, Inc. (Gibbons, attorneys; Mr.
Scheck, Lawrence S. Lustberg, and Ellen P.
Lubensky, on the briefs).
CHIEF JUSTICE RABNER delivered the opinion of the Court.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction .......................................... 3
II. Facts and Procedural History .......................... 8
A. Facts ............................................. 8 B. Photo Identification and Wade
Hearing ............. 10
C. Trial ............................................. 15
D. Appellate Division ................................ 19
E. Certification and Remand Order .................... 20
III. Proof of Misidentifications ........................... 23
IV. Current Legal Framework ............................... 34
V. Scope of Scientific Research .......................... 40
VI. How Memory Works ...................................... 46
System Variables .................................. 50
Blind Administration ......................... 51
Pre-identification Instructions .............. 53
Lineup Construction .......................... 54
Avoiding Feedback and Recording Confidence ... 57
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