This Discussion Board aligns with the following learning objectives:

• Witness Misidentification.

TASKS:

1. Review the video on human factors of wrongful conviction from the link below:
2. Select a case from the Innocence Project website on a criminal case that was prosecuted solely based on witness misidentification.

• Angel Gonzalez
• Frederick Daye
• Calvin Willis

https://www.innocenceproject.org (Links to an external site.)

1. Summarize the fact of your selected case.
2. Respond to the questions below:

• How was the suspect identified in this case? What measures were used in the investigation of this case (ie. standard lineup)
• What types of measures could the investigators have implemented to improve the accuracy of the eyewitness identification?
• What did the video report were the leading causes of witness misidentification that lead to false convictions?