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House approves eyewitness ID reform

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The Texas House yesterday approved eyewitness ID reform legislation carried by House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Chairman Pete Gallego. Now the bill goes to the Senate, which itself has already approved similar legislation. See initial MSM coverage:Austin ChronicleAssociated PressDallas Morning NewsTexas TribuneSan Antonio Express-NewsSeveral of the stories emphasize that the legislation has no "teeth" for enforcement purposes, which is true enough, and certainly it would be a mistake to assume this will "solve" the problem of misidentifications. But the bill does require local agencies to have written policies governing eyewitness identification procedures (88% don't have one) and a model policy promoting best practices will be developed by a law enforcement training institute at Sam Houston State...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 31, 2011 (boomark / email).