Are eyewitnesses always accurate in identifying alleged criminals? Recent studies have shown that in more than 75,000 eyewitness identifications, approximately 33% of the identifications were incorrect. Mistaken identifications have put thousands of Americans behind bars. There have been approximately 250 DNA exonerations in recent years. 200 of … [Read more...]
NYC Child Welfare Workers Charged with Negligent Homicide
In March of 2011, two former New York City child care workers were charged with negligent homicide related to a girl's death. The girl was four years old at the time of her death. The child care workers had a responsibility to monitor her family's situation. Damon Adams was a child welfare worker who worked for the Administration for Children's … [Read more...]
Emotional Distress Caused by Hidden Camera
Michael J. Muratore was a landlord on Long Island. Mr. Muratore installed hidden cameras inside smoke detectors in the apartment he leased to his tenant. Mr. Muratore was arrested and charged with two class "E" felonies for criminal video voyeurism in addition to two misdemeanors. Mr. Muratore was convicted of these crimes. Civil … [Read more...]
