I’ve taken classes and have friends working towards or practicing law. I also found this an interesting read as a graduate student of psychology-so I felt a desire to share a thought. Personally, i think eye witness testimony is one of the most annoying, ironic and almost paradoxical aspects of the US judicial system. On one hand, studies have shown eye witnesses are very easily manipulated and influenced (e.g. cops interrogations, cross examining, etc) which are common goals of both the defendant and plaintiff or police/etc. on the other hand If you had some sane and typical adult promising they saw an individual-Id likely struggle denying of their claim. After all, if not seen then what are some “objective” individual-based accounts? lol