Mistaken identity
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mistaken-identity-208-7978225
title:
Mistaken identity
text:
Mistaken identity is a defense in criminal law which claims the actual innocence of the criminal defendant, and attempts to undermine evidence of guilt by asserting that any eyewitness to the crime incorrectly thought that they saw the defendant, when in fact the person seen by the witness was someone else. The defendant may question both the memory of the witness, and the perception of the witness. Because the prosecution in a criminal case must prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonabl
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Legal defense
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistaken_identity
date created:
2005-07-24T09:02:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T09:42:48Z
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