Number	23917
Subject	Identity
Source	Dallas Morning News
State	TX
Year	2009
Publication Date	10/12/2008
Summary	DNA-based exonerations of wrongly convicted men hit a record high after it was discovered that police used suggestive lineups procedures and pressured witnesses to pick out a suspect. Sometimes shaky identifications were preserved by withholding evidence that would lead to other suspects in the cases.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	53
Keywords	accusation; eyewitness; false conviction; DNA test; genetic; rape;
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