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Time to improve procedures on police lineups

Because the Texas Legislature left eyewitness ID reforms hanging this year during the partisan meltdown at the end of session, for now it's up to local Texas police and sheriffs departments to address the problem, as Dallas PD did earlier this year.For those who won't, there's a high probability Texas will pass legislation in 2011 mandating improved eyewitness ID reforms. (The bill this year enjoyed broad bipartisan support and died for reasons unrelated to its merits.) There's a growing national movement toward improving eyewitness procedures and the issue isn't going away any time soon, as evidenced by this USA Today story on the topic ("States change police lineups after wrongful convictions," Sept. 17). Here's a notable excerpt:At least five states ? Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina and West Virginia ? and some major U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on September 17, 2009 (boomark / email).