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Police Lineups Start to Face Fact: Eyes Can Lie

Police Lineups Start to Face Fact: Eyes Can Lie

A decision by New Jersey’s Supreme Court last week could help change the way police officers get witnesses to identify suspects.

 

Utah court reverses polygamist leader convictions

Utah court reverses polygamist leader convictions

The Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed the convictions of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs and ordered a new trial. Jeffs, 54, was convicted by a southern Utah jury in 2007 of two counts of first-degree felony rape as an accomplice for his role in the 2001 nuptials of Elissa Wall, then 14, to her 19-year-old cousin, Allen Steed.

 

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