"And we can link him to the Dec. 21 device through eyewitness identification, though that alone might not be enough for a conviction."
Therefore, it seems practical that these results can be applied to eyewitness identification.
And eyewitness identifications clearly have very powerful effects on juries.
Another study looked at informational social influence in eyewitness identification.
Wells also did research in the confidence of eyewitness identifications.
In 2002, he provided training to Canadian judges on the issues with eyewitness identification.
"Based on this study, I think we'd have a difficult time having them believe this is a way to get more reliable eyewitness identifications."
This would indicate that not all eyewitness identifications are equal.
The study found that in most of the cases, the strongest evidence had been eyewitness identification.
Improving the reliability of eyewitness identification: Lineup construction and presentation.