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Critical Analyses of Admissibility of Eyewitness Evidence based on Show-up Process

Abstract

It is not convenient and practical for law enforcement to operate the lineup process of eyewitness identification. That is, the conveniency of law enforcement can drive to shift the requirement of urgency into that of proximity of time and space. Considering most of show-ups are made with proximity of time and space, an exceptional requirement can be changed into a principal requirement. The proximity of time and space possibly supercede not only line-up but also show-up and take up the main and majority process of eyewitness identification process. According to the scientific research results, show-up process may intensify the problems in store and reproduction of memories and cause high level of bias. Also, even though the accuracy of show-up process become lower as time goes by, it does not necessarily justify immediate show-up process. Show-up is still dangerous compared to ordinary line-up. Therefore, immediacy requirement should be replaced by urgency requirement. the inevitable condition is required, for example when a victim is close to death, when there is a circumstance that a victim cannot come to police department or detention center, when it is not proper to constitute a lineup process, or when it is necessary to determine the accuracy of arrest. In conclusion, show-up should be presumed to be an unfair process until it is proved that law enforcement made additional efforts to enhance accuracy or set aside suggestiveness of the process.

keywords
lineup, showup, identification process, eyewitness, requirement of immediacy, 단체면접, 단독면접, 범인식별절차, 목격자, 즉각성 요건

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