Eyewitness Testimony Takes a Few More Hits


	Eyewitness Testimony Takes a Few More Hits

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1-31-2009 12:13 AM

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1-31-2009 11:06 AM

tanyamm

Recently they have even questioned how reliable video is as a witness. Apparently it depends on the angle it was taken from by different people.

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                    <SPAN class="author">By <A href="http://www.popsci.com/category/popsci-authors/molika-ashford" linkindex="34" set="yes">Molika Ashford</A></SPAN>       
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