Motion for Jury Instructions Specific to Fingerprint Evidence

This motion describes social science research about the fallibility of fingerprint evidence (pp. 1-6); explains that jurors tend to perceive fingerprint evidence as infallible and over-rely on it (pp. 6-7); and discusses the effectiveness of jury instructions in countering this preconception of infallibility (pp. 7-15). The motion describes, links to, and argues for a short informational video that research shows enables jurors to evaluate fingerprint evidence properly (pp. 8-10). It also argues for a reason-based jury instruction with specific factors for jurors to consider when deciding how much weight to give fingerprint testimony (pp. 12-19).