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The bench focused on whether four identification witnesses were independent and whether inconsistent descriptions inside and outside the bar—combined with missing officer testimony—undermine reliability of the identifications used to corroborate DNA evidence.

The Commonwealth argued trial counsel made informed strategic decisions to de‑emphasize allegedly weak DNA evidence and instead focus on contrasting eyewitness descriptions and an alternative self‑defense theory; it urged deference to counsel's trial choices.

Respondent counsel said the trial record contained an eyewitness identification, surveillance footage showing clothing matching the suspect, and a statement by Hawthorne to a friend that he shot someone, arguing those facts render alleged closing-argument errors harmless.

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She was just two months into her career when 9/11 happened. Around 30 forensic pathologists. More than 2,700 victims. One medical examiner's office serving all five boroughs of New York. That was Dr. Judy Melinek's training ground. I sat down with her for Episode 1 of Walk the Talk and genuinely didn't know what to expect. What I got was one of the most extraordinary conversations I've ever had. Dr. Judy is a forensic pathologist, bestselling author, and someone who has spent 25 years speaking for people who can no longer speak for themselves. She is funny, warm, brilliant, and she will completely change the way you think about death, science, and the law. This episode is brought to you by LEAP, the leading provider of legal software for law firms and legal practitioners. Walk the Talk is live right now on YouTube and Spotify. :studio_microphone: #WalktheTalk #JahanKalantar #ExecutiveLawGroup

She was just two months into her career when 9/11 happened. Around 30 forensic pathologists. More than 2,700 victims. One medical examiner's office serving all five boroughs of New York. That was Dr. Judy Melinek's training ground. I sat down with her for Episode 1 of Walk the Talk and genuinely didn't know what to expect. What I got was one of the most extraordinary conversations I've ever had. Dr. Judy is a forensic pathologist, bestselling author, and someone who has spent 25 years speaking for people who can no longer speak for themselves. She is funny, warm, brilliant, and she will completely change the way you think about death, science, and the law. This episode is brought to you by LEAP, the leading provider of legal software for law firms and legal practitioners. Walk the Talk is live right now on YouTube and Spotify. :studio_microphone: #WalktheTalk #JahanKalantar #ExecutiveLawGroup

She was just two months into her career when 9/11 happened. Around 30 forensic pathologists. More than 2,700 victims. One medical examiner's office serving all five boroughs of New York. That was Dr. Judy Melinek's training ground. I sat down with her for Episode 1 of Walk the Talk and genuinely didn't know what to expect. What I got was one of the most extraordinary conversations I've ever had. Dr. Judy is a forensic pathologist, bestselling author, and someone who has spent 25 years speaking for people who can no longer speak for themselves. She is funny, warm, brilliant, and she will completely change the way you think about death, science, and the law. This episode is brought to you by LEAP, the leading provider of legal software for law firms and legal practitioners. Walk the Talk is live right now on YouTube and Spotify. :studio_microphone: #WalktheTalk #JahanKalantar #ExecutiveLawGroup

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HB682 would prohibit imposing the death penalty when the only evidence is a single eyewitness account; sponsor argued single‑witness identification is unreliable and the measure received a hearing only.

Juror discussions focused on the reliability of eyewitness accounts and their implications.

Witness recounts picking up Tyler Ashbaugh and subsequent events on May 22, 2022

Witness recounts events but struggles to remember key details of the incident.

Witnesses detailed gunshots and marijuana found on the victim outside Chick-fil-A.

Counsel for a juvenile argued multiple errors at trial: problematic in‑court identifications, an exhibit labeled 'Juvenile holding gun' that may have influenced the jury, and contested phone‑extraction testimony and chain‑of‑custody for digital evidence.

The General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee reported HB 1472 on Feb. 9, a bill tied to Messiah Johnson’s decades‑long campaign to clear his name after a 1998 conviction; sponsors and Johnson described the conviction as a miscarriage of justice and the committee moved the bill forward.