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earwitness

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A quick definition of earwitness:

An earwitness is someone who heard something but did not see it happen. They might be asked to tell what they heard in court, especially if they are the only ones who heard it. For example, if someone was on the phone with a scammer, the earwitness might be the only one who can identify the scammer's voice. However, relying solely on an earwitness's opinion can be risky because they might misidentify the person.

A more thorough explanation:

An earwitness is someone who testifies about something they heard but did not see. They have firsthand knowledge of an event from hearing it. Earwitnesses are often called to court to give testimony about what they heard.

For example, if someone is a victim or witness of a crime, they might not get a clear view of the suspect. In cases like telephone fraud or blackmail, the sound of the suspect's voice might provide the only clues to their identity. In such a situation, the police have to rely on earwitnesses, rather than eyewitnesses, for evidence. The earwitness will be required to describe what the voice sounded like and may be asked to try and identify the suspect from different voices.

However, relying solely on an earwitness's opinion can be problematic. In Palmer v. Peyton, the court held that the voice of a suspect can be evidence of their guilt, but it is not always reliable. Misidentification is a possibility, which weakens its strength as proof of culpability. In Long V. Dutton, the court held that earwitness identification, like eyewitness identification, presents a substantial likelihood of irreparable misidentification.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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