Case study:

Gina was walking home from work on a Friday afternoon when she witnessed a robbery at a local convenience store. Gina saw the perpetrator run out of the convenience store wearing a ski mask and jump into a blue sedan. Gina saw the car speed off and run into a stop sign as it drove away. Later that day, the police interviewed Gina as they found 3 suspects for the robbery and the police wanted additional information to determine which of the suspects was involved in the robbery. The police had arrested one suspect who was driving a black hatchback with minor damage on the front bumper. The suspect was in the area shortly after the robbery and had a ski mask in the hatchback of his car. The police asked Gina questions such as "did you see the suspect open the back of the vehicle and put the ski mask in," "how fast was the black hatchback driving," and "did you see the suspect driving North after the robbery"? After much thought, Gina became certain that she saw the suspect run out to the car, place the ski mask in the back of the vehicle, and drive north out of the parking lot striking a stop sign before disappearing causing damage to the front of the vehicle. The police charged the suspect with robbery. Later, Gina was called in to testify as an eyewitness during the prosecution of the robbery case. The suspect adamantly denied being involved and also had an alibi for the time of the robbery.

• Apply at least one historical court case on eyewitness testimony to the case scenario and potential issues that should be considered from a legal or forensic perspective.