Informant Snitches
Tipster
Private citizen alerting authorities to neighborhood crime based upon civic duty
False Confession
A statement in which an innocent person admits guilt to a crime they did not commit
40% of factors contributing to Exoneration is Recantation of Snitch - T or F
False - 45%
20% of factors contributing to Exoneration is new evidence - T or F
False - 26%
Wrongfully convicted in 1985 for double murder w/ 3 co-conspirators
Convictions of the 'Ford Heights Four' were secured based upon the snitch testimony
This individual was released from 50 year prison sentence
Exonerated by confessions and DNA Testing
Who is this Exoneree?
Vernal Jimerson
Confidential Informant
Individual immersed in crime who agrees to collect information for police
Erroneous Identification
Occurs when a witness or victim incorrectly names, points out, or identifies an innocent person as the perpetrator of a crime
42% of factors contributing to Exoneration is Media investigation - T or F
False - 37%
Wrongfully convicted of murder sentenced to death row
Convictions based upon the testimony of two snitches
Inconsistencies in the snitch testimony ultimately led to re-investigation of the case
Who is this Exoneree?
Randy Steidl
Accomplice Witness
Joint Venture in a crime who testifies against a co-conspirator
Snitch Testimony
Evidence given in a court trial by an informant, cooperating witness, or jailhouse snitch who testifies against a defendant usually in exchange for personal incentives
15% of factors contributing to Exoneration is DNA testing - T or F
False - 13%
Jailhouse informant
Incarcerated individual who hears an admission of guilt from another
2% of factors contributing to Exoneration is investigation by activists - T or F
False - 5%
10% of factors contributing to Exoneration is New witness - T or F
False - 13%