Eyewitness Identification Evidence: Photo Lineups – Commentary on the Polish Supreme Court Ruling of 14 march 2019, V KK 11/19 (approving)
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2021-03-17
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Wyższa Szkoła Policji w Szczytnie
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In the commented ruling, the Supreme Court considered some of the problematic aspects of the Polish photo lineup procedure, stating that improprieties in organising or conducting identification procedures do not necessarily render eyewitness identification evidence inadmissible. This commentary discusses the assessment of the probative value of identification evidence, as well as critically analyses the current laws regarding photo lineup practices in Poland. Finally, the commentary argues that significant and research-based changes in the Polish legal standards for eyewitness identification are necessary to prevent potential miscarriages of justice, briefly discussing the most urgent of them.
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K. Leśniewski, Eyewitness Identification Evidence: Photo Lineups – Commentary on the Polish Supreme Court Ruling of 14 march 2019, V KK 11/19 (approving), Przegląd Policyjny (The Police Review) 2020, vol. 140(4), 303-314.