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| Document Summary | - Report Published - |
Report Document No. 50
PUBLICATION YEAR 2004 | |
| Document Title |
| Mistaken Identify |
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| Author |
| Virginia State Crime Commission |
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| Enabling Authority |
| § 30-156 |
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| Executive Summary |
During the 2002 Session of the Virginia General Assembly, Delegate Harry R. Purkey introduced House Joint Resolution 137 (HJ 137) House Joint Resolution 137 (2002). See attachment 1., establishing a joint subcommittee to study mistaken identification in criminal cases. This bill was referred to House Rules where it was passed by indefinitely and referred by letter to the Virginia State Crime Commission to examine the issues and determine if further study is warranted. As a result of the study effort, the following recommendations were made to improve eyewitness identification procedures in the Commonwealth.
Recommendation
It is the recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission to require the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), Criminal Justice Services Board to develop a workgroup, consisting of local police, sheriffs, Commonwealth’s Attorneys, and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, to consider adopting the United States Department of Justice Guidelines (DOJ Guidelines), applicable to Virginia, and report their findings to the Virginia State Crime Commission by November 2002. |
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