R v Webbe-Wong: A Reminder of the Frailties of Cross-Racial Identification Evidence
On its own merits, eyewitness evidence is problematic and poses challenges to the truth-finding function of Canada’s legal system. Every individual, and thus every eyewitness, is affected by biases and prejudices that can make it more difficult to assess who or what was seen at the time a crime took place. This paper will explain that reliability issues with eyewitness testimony are aggravated by cross-racial bias.
