i m joie chen. our criminal justice system depends on czechs and balances, prosecution and offense, punish the guilty and protect the innocent. what happens when someone puts a thumb on the scale of justice our first story looks at witness identification. it may surprise you it s the cause of as many as three out of four wrongful convictions. our investigation found that juries almost always convict if there s an eye witness, even when there s proof the suspect couldn t have done the crime. . when the verdict came back and it was guilt on an outline counts. the courtroom erupted in applause. give him the gas. i heard them sniggering and lawyering. everyone thought they had the right men. police department. prosecutor s office, most of the people thought they had the man. reporter: before prison changed everything. kurt s story was a simple one, race said on the maryland eastern shore, fishing and crabbing like his father and his father s father before him. bloodsworth lef
our criminal justice system depends on czechs and balances, prosecution and offense, punish the guilty and protect the innocent. what happens when someone puts a thumb on the scale of justice our first story looks at witness identification. it may surprise you it s the cause of as many as three out of four wrongful convictions. our investigation found that juries almost always convict if there s an eye witness, even when there s proof the suspect couldn t have done the crime. . when the verdict came back and it was guilt on an outline counts. the courtroom erupted in applause. give him the gas. i heard them sniggering and lawyering. everyone thought they had the right men. police department. prosecutor s office, most of the people thought they had the man. reporter: before prison changed everything. kurt s story was a simple one, race said on the maryland eastern shore, fishing and crabbing like his father and his father s father before him. bloodsworth left to join the m
thank you for joining us. i m joie chen. our criminal justice system depends on czechs and balances, prosecution and offense, punish the guilty and protect the innocent. what happens when someone puts a thumb on the scale of justice our first story looks at witness identification. it may surprise you it s the cause of as many as three out of four wrongful convictions. our investigation found that juries almost always convict if there s an eye witness, even when there s proof the suspect couldn t have done the crime. . when the verdict came back and it was guilt on an outline counts. the courtroom erupted in applause. give him the gas. i heard them sniggering and lawyering. everyone thought they had the right men. police department. prosecutor s office, most of the people thought they had the man. reporter: before prison changed everything. kurt s story was a simple one, race said on the maryland eastern shore, fishing and crabbing like his father and his father s father b