Opinion recap: Faith in the jury’s capacity

Expressing an abundant faith in trial juries’ capacity to root out questionable eyewitness accounts, the Supreme Court, over one dissent, refused on Wednesday to require a new screening procedure in situations where police have not actually manipulated the identification —  intentionally or not.  The ruling, in Perry v. New Hampshire (docket 10-8974), came amid growing … Continue reading Opinion recap: Faith in the jury’s capacity