Eyewitness Identification Reform in Illinois

Illinois law requires witness instructions, proper filler selection, and blind or blinded administration. The law, however, does not require law enforcement to collect confidence statements from eyewitnesses. The law also provides a remedy from failure to comply with identification procedures. Effective 2015.

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