Eyewitness

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Eyewitness

An individual who was present during an event and is called by a party in a lawsuit to testify as to what he or she observed.

The state and Federal Rules of Evidence, which govern the admissibility of evidence in civil actions and criminal proceedings, impose requirements that must be met before the testimony of an eyewitness can be presented during trial. For example, an eyewitness must be competent (legally fit) and qualified to testify in court. A witness who was intoxicated or insane at the time the controverted event occurred will be prevented from testifying, regardless of whether he or she was the only eyewitness to the occurrence.

eyewitness

n. a person who has actually seen an event and can so testify in court.

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[T]o acknowledge that psychological research into eyewitness identification has furnished new insights into the potential suggestiveness of identification procedures, and to point out that this research has illuminated the related problem that a suggestive identification procedure can work an after-the-fact alteration of a witness's memory of a criminal episode.

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He asserted that after the written orders are issued, the decision might be challenged in the Supreme Court in case of any dissatisfaction.Jalil was quoted as saying on local media that the inquiry will be held by the sessions judge in Sahiwal to record the statements of the eyewitnesses, which hadnot been done by a joint investigation team (JIT) formed earlier to probe the incident.

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Summary: Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): Eyewitnesses at the train accident site, where more than 50 people are feared dead, claimed that the Dussehra celebrations were organised without permission.

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New research into eyewitness memory could increase the accuracy of suspect identification and save millions of pounds in police and court costs.

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BAGHDAD / National Iraqi News Agency / nina / Eyewitnesses in Mosul confirmed that several hundred of "Daesh" terrorists arrived in Mosul, during the past two days, from the Syrian city of Raqqa, the stronghold of the organization in Syria.

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SAHIWAL -- Only two eyewitnesses turned up at the Yousafwala police station on Monday to record their statements to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in connection with the Jan 19 Sahiwal killings.

Sahiwal killings: NCHRP wants JIT to visit witnesses instead of summoning them

SAHIWAL -- A joint investigation team (JIT) probing the Sahiwal killings on Monday visited the site of the incident and summoned eyewitnesses to record their statements.