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Emily Bazelon referenced the title to point out that the book argues modern science reveals eyewitness testimony is often unreliable in ways jurors cannot readily evaluate, underscoring challenges in the legal system and the difficulty of freeing prisoners. The discussion used this insight to highlight systemic paradoxes without explicitly endorsing the work.
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He wrote in his recent book Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free that modern science suggests much eyewitness testimony is inherently suspect.
writes in his recent book Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free, modern science suggests that much of such testimony is inherently suspect but not in ways that jurors can readily evaluate from their own experience