Orlando Bosquete Eyewitness Testimony

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Orlando Bosquete was sentenced for 55years in prison because he was bald, shirtless (on a hot summer night) and Hispanic. He was convicted for rapping a Lady in Florida. However, this was a case of mistaken identity, moreover explaining why some psychologists have questioned the effectiveness of an eye witness testimony. A witness is someone who experiences an incident, such as crime or an accident, and then later recalls the experience to a police officer. This is known as eye witness testimony. Many factors can affect a witness as it did in this case: i.e. 1) weapon focus- It is believed that if a weapon is present during the crime, there is more focus on the weapon itself and other important aspects are not taken into consideration

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