Sentences with phrase «eyewitness evidence»

Police will use human and automated surveillance, electronic eavesdropping and interception (wiretaps), real - time location evidence (including tracking devices and cell tower data), forensic evidence like DNA and fingerprints, eyewitness evidence and more.
There is no eyewitness evidence, no physical evidence, no circumstantial evidence, no cogency, and no contemporary report.
Besides, much eyewitness evidence is highly unreliable, as demonstrated by the hundreds of death row inmates who, in recent decades, they're convicted by eyewitness testimony and later exonerated by DNA analysis.

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Some of that evidence includes, «the empty tomb, the early belief of the disciples in the resurrection of Jesus due to eyewitness testimony, the transformation of the disciples, the conversion of Paul, and the conversion of James» I understand that many have died in the name of faith and religoun throughout time and still do, but they have died wholeheartedly believing that their way was the truth.
Russ Bauckham uses the Gospels themselves as internal evidence of their own eyewitness accounts but, if you're willing to accept the Gospels as trustworthy by their own declaration and you're easily impressed by the force of the author's argument alone then it might be compelling.
«By further reflecting that the clearest evidence would be requisite to make any sane man believe in the miracles by which Christianity is supported, — that the more we know of the fixed laws of nature the more incredible, do miracles become, — that the men at that time were ignorant and credulous to a degree almost incomprehensible by us, — that the Gospels can not be proved to have been written simultaneously with the events, — that they differ in many important details, far too important as it seemed to me to be admitted as the usual inaccuracies of eyewitness; — by such reflections as these, which I give not as having the least novelty or value, but as they influenced me, I gradually came to disbelieve in Christianity as a divine revelation.
There is no presentation of evidence from both parties, there are no legally - appointed juries or judges, and very little eyewitness testimony is presented.
Many of us who are not eyewitnesses have trouble even assigning terms like «victim» or «abuser» when there are contradictory stories, evidence, and testimony and we ourselves haven't witnessed the behavior in question (or are very distant from it).
«District Judge Mark Martin dismissed the case, saying it was one person's word against another's, and that there was no other evidence or eyewitness testimony to prove that Elbayomy had harassed or touched the alleged victim.»
The tomb where the disciples had laid the Lord's body found empty, along with the reports of His appearances after His burial, especially at His ascension, are eyewitness accounts and actual evidence for His resurrection given by His devout followers.
Our own evidence pieced together as eyewitnesses was a total contradiction of the government's falsehoods.
As a result, to base your «evidence» on eyewitness accounts is weak at best, and completely misleading at worst.
Eyewitness accounts and photography do not make very good evidence.
What is more, this evidence demonstrates that the Bible provides an accurate eyewitness account of events that occurred southeast of the Dead Sea over 4,000 years ago.
You believe that there was no bodily resurrection (but did you know that one of the foremost experts on the rules of evidence in the 19th century - and a non-believer - studied the accounts of the Resurrection and concluded that they were most probably eyewitness accounts).
Carefully itemizing mercantile bills of sale, inventories of militia and volunteer detachments, the evidence that there was a lack of gun - smiths, records of importation of guns from Europe, the incidence of duels (three in the entire South in the 1760s, none fatal), children's books and toys, comments by eyewitnesses about the abysmal shooting ability of settlers (lacking both the weapons and the gunpowder to practice), court records, and a wide variety of other historiographical resources, the author assembles an overwhelming mass of data to show that military prowess was not, in fact, characteristic of early Americans.
Video footage or eyewitness accounts would do, though I suppose they're more «evidence» than «proof».
@ Bruce «A couple of things about belief and evidence for belief from the scriptures: (1) the gospel of John encourages us to believe based on the testimony of others who were «eyewitnesses» to key events»
Christianity, which is fueled by eyewitness, evidence, prophecy, and holiness — and in this same Christianity the bible says «But though we, OR AN ANGEL FROM HEAVEN, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed»... Muhammad was already warned!
Some expert readers have claimed to find internal evidence that chapters 2 and 4 stand closest to 587 (on the strength, chiefly, of an «eyewitness» quality allegedly not present in the others); that chapters 1 and 5 are a little later; and that chapter 3 is the latest of the five.
Yet if grand juries and courts were to be deprived of all evidence subject to that reproach, a significant amount of eyewitness testimony would be eliminated.
P.S.: eyewitness testimony is one of the worst kinds of evidence.
mama k Chad seems to think that a story that mentions «eyewitnesses» is as solid a piece of evidence as an affidavit by an eyewitness who remains available for further questioning.
In the absence of historical evidence to the contrary, our views are formed by the clear tradition of near contemporary accounts, preserved that our faith might be well founded on eyewitness testimonies within the Tradition of the Church.
Third, Barnhart ignores the wealth of evidence that eyewitness testimony is inherently unreliable.
But in a statement yesterday, the FA said: «Following a review of the evidence provided by the clubs and independent eyewitnesses, the FA will be taking no formal action.»
• Offline evidence (two per cent): A small number of tweets were eyewitness accounts of crimes they had witnessed or were aware of happening offline:» @metpoliceuk yesterday in coach leaving from London Victoria at 10 pm to Birmingham a person was openly racist towards another individual.»
Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Hammond said his motion was «on the basis of very clear evidence of a few contracts that have been signed by AMERI...
If confidence really is a strong indicator of accuracy, the researchers reasoned, eyewitnesses who were more certain of their choice should be more likely to identify the suspects who also had abundant corroborating evidence, and eyewitnesses who double - guessed themselves should be less accurate.
In the majority of cases where DNA evidence has exonerated someone wrongly convicted, the initial eyewitness identifications were made with low confidence, not high confidence, Wixted says.
And when the police had ample corroborating evidence against the suspects, the rate of positive identification by confident eyewitnesses shot up to 90 %, the team reports online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Hundreds of innocent people have been exonerated by DNA evidence in the United States since the 1990s, and eyewitness misidentification was the root cause in 70 % of the cases.
Jurisdictions in the United States are increasingly adopting these kinds of evidence - based eyewitness identification procedures, and yet improvements remain needed.
So he proposed a new way of structuring eyewitness research according to two practical categories of memory - based evidence.
Then the justices» questions kept flying: What makes eyewitness testimony any less reliable than other forms of evidence?
The study supposedly took place at the Ar Research Station in Gotland, but the whistleblowers say it never happened, based on eyewitness testimony and other evidence.
Although the consumption of human remains by starving colonists is alluded to in eyewitness reports and later records, there was no physical evidence supporting the claims in those texts.
«There are a number of ways that eyewitness testimony can be contaminated with misleading information and that's why you have to treat memory like other forms of forensic evidence,» said Alan Kersten, Ph.D., co-author of the study and an associate professor of psychology in FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
Eyewitnesses identify more than 75,000 suspects each year in the United States and their testimonies are one of the most compelling and powerful forms of evidence for a jury.
That supposed «eyewitness» testimony was the only evidence linking Colin to the crime, but it didn't prevent a jury from convicting the 18 year - old in spite of a credible alibi and the absence of a motive, weapon or connection to the victim.
Through eyewitness testimony, reenactments, and video documentation, the artists will create an installation that explores individuals and their evidence suggesting mankind is not alone on Earth.
The Best Available Evidence's sculptural components are still coming together during our studio visit (and do include a representative weather balloon) but Marino excitedly mentions the audio portion of the exhibition, which required her to reach out to voice actors through Craigslist («I was posting ads in cities all over the place,» she states) to read testimonies from UFO eyewitnesses, some fabricated by Marino herself.
Ever wanted to examine a mock crime scene and study evidence like fingerprints, hair, documents and eyewitness testimony?
The reason is that there isn't any credible evidence for them, outside of stories that are obviously mythopoeic works, not actual histories or reliable eyewitness accounts.
«Not only was there no forensic evidence or eyewitness testimony linking the petitioner to the crime, the state's primary witnesses came forward with incriminating evidence more than 20 years after the crime and did so only after either learning of the sizeable reward being offered in the case, reading Mark Fuhrman's 1998 book, Murder in Greenwich: Who Killed Martha Moxley, inculpating the petitioner, or both.»
Almost exactly 10 years ago, the Innocence Project informed the legal community that «in 66 of the 216 wrongful convictions overturned by DNA testing, cross-racial eyewitness identification was used as evidence to convict an innocent defendant.»
Direct evidence from eyewitnesses is the most compelling.
He worked in the Special Assault Unit and Violent Crime Unit where he handled serious felony cases involving high - risk victims including sexual assaults and violent crimes, and was appointed to the Eyewitness Review Group responsible to analyze legal and scientific developments in eyewitness identificationEyewitness Review Group responsible to analyze legal and scientific developments in eyewitness identificationeyewitness identification evidence.
Our attorneys will compile evidence, talk to eyewitnesses, and possibly consult expert witnesses to ensure your claim is as strong as possible before we enter settlement negotiations.
Following a comprehensive review of police reports, logbooks, eyewitness testimony and other vital evidence, our California truck accident lawyer may seek compensation for damages such as:
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