1. Human Fallability Cheng JieCHIK Yi ShinLEE Wei ZhengTEO EugeneTOH

2. Definition fal·li·ble – The likelihood of making errors – i.e. the possibility of mistaken conviction in court.

3. Case study #1: Claude Jones Ambiguity of evidence – Hair found at crime scene said to be Jones’s – Later tests matched it with the victim Claude Jones

4. Case study #2: James Bain Discrimination – Racial/religious prejudice Jailed for life because of eyewitness misidentification Request for DNA tests denied for 8 years James Bain

5. Case study #3: Ismil Kadar Singapore (July 2011) Mentally disabled defendant (IQ 73) – Police did not follow proper procedure, and defendant did not realise Sentence overturned after 6 years by an appeal court

6. Case Study #4: Timothy Hennis Wrongful Exoneration 1 st Trial: Convicted guilty 2 nd Trial: Exonerated after a retrial – Fight to prove ‘innocence’ was portrayed in a book and a movie 3 rd Trial: Convicted again due to DNA tests on semen sample taken from victim

7. The End Any questions? (Note to Eugene & Yishin, there is a link to each of the articles in the notes of the ppt. )