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6 November, 05:02

Numerous studies have been conducted looking at the factors involved in criminal convictions in which the convicted person ultimately turned out to be innocent of the crime. those studies have consistently shown that the leading cause of wrongful convictions is:

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  1. 6 November, 05:24
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    I believe the answer is: eyewitness misidentification

    eyewitness misidentification refers to a situation when a witness falseley identify the characteristics of perpetrator in a crime.

    eyewitness misidentification is responsible for more than 70% wrong convictions in united states.
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