How is the Lindbergh testimony in which Lindbergh swore that he recognized Hauptmann’s voice as the voice of the kidnapper now considered controversial? Explain in your own words.
What matters in determining how likely a witness can accurately identify someone based on something they heard?
Why has the unreliability of earwitness identification not been considered an issue by the Courts?
What has traditionally determined whether a voice identification should be admitted at trial?
What are the Due Process requirements for admission of earwitness testimony?
What is a voice line-up? Why is it useful in voice identification?
In what cases have courts found earwitness testimony to be adequately reliable?
How do courts evaluate the identification of voices on tape?
What is the minimally familiar approach?
What is the position of Solan & Tiersma with regard to the laws and practices governing admissibility of voice identification as testimony?
What is the impact of familiarity with a voice on the ability to accurately recognize the voice?
What have studies shown about the impact of the length of the conversation on the ability to recognize the speaker?
What has research shown about the impact of the number of initial exposures to a voice had on the ability of someone to identify the voice?
