Question

For each multiple-choice question choose one answer that best answers the question. You must also provide your rationale for choosing the answer you did.  

When it comes to eyewitness identifications in police lineups, sequential lineups are generally preferred to simultaneous lineups—especially when witnesses ____. A. do not know how many people are in the lineup B. are told in advance how many people are in the lineup C. are asked to rate the similarity of each person in the lineup to the criminal D. are asked to rank each person in the lineup in order of his or her similarity to the criminal

A prosecuting attorney is uncertain whether her eyewitness will seem credible to the jury. The eyewitness’s testimony could help win a conviction, but the witness might be discredited by the defense attorney. What advice should the prosecutor accept?

Put the eyewitness on the stand, since even a discredited eyewitness is more convincing than no eyewitness at all.

Do not put the eyewitness on the stand, since a discredited eyewitness is worse than no eyewitness at all.

Put the eyewitness on the stand but admit your reservations about the credibility of the eyewitness before the defense attorney raises the issue.

Put the eyewitness on the stand only if he or she is attractive and similar to the jurors.

Which of the following people is most likely to correctly identify the Caucasian criminal in a lineup?

The African American bystander who got a good long look at the criminal’s face during the robbery.

The Caucasian store clerk who was 2 feet from the robber the entire time while the robber pointed a gun at him

The Caucasian bystander who got a good long look at the criminal’s face during the robbery.

A or C would be equally good at identifying the criminal in a lineup.

None of these people will be able to identify the criminal in a lineup.

Answer 1

Ans. 1 option 3

Put eyewitness on the stand but admit your reservations about the credibility of the eyewitness before the defence attorney raises the issue.

Reason- By putting eyewitness on the stand is a process and attorney prosecutor must complete this process to find proper situation, the uncertainty of eyewitness cannot be emphasize by the credibility because it is the responsibility of jury but admitting reservation about the credibility is ethical condition and respect to the jury.

Ans. 2 option 3 A & C

Both A and C, are equally good because both person got a good long look at the criminal face during robbery.

Reason- Eyewitness need a good long look to identify the criminal, an African American person or a normal bystander can identify the criminal in equally way so that third option is correct.