The Balanced Voice Ep. 12 | Michelle Simpson Tuegel & Jennifer Hohman

Leading memory experts such as Dr. Elizabeth Loftus suggest that memory is not always as reliable as we think it is, especially amongst children, but jurors are extremely swayed by eyewitness testimony. In fact, it is widely accepted in the field of psychology that 75% of wrongful convictions include faulty eyewitness testimony. When someone is wrongfully convicted, their life is not only stolen from them, but justice is not served for the victim. As an organization who believes strongly in elevating and believing the victim, we were extremely interested to have Michelle Tuegel Simpson, attorney and advocate for the legal rights of victims, and Jennifer Hohman, Crime Stoppers of Houston board member and podcast contributor on The Balanced Voice to discuss the intersection between wrongful convictions and victim advocacy. In this conversation, Rania, Michelle and Jennifer discuss wrongful convictions, eyewitness testimony, victim advocacy and trauma informed care. #TheBalancedVoice #Podcast #RaniaMankarious #JenniferHohman #MichelleSimpsonTuegel #Law #Lawyer #Wrongful #Conviction #Criminal #Justice #System #Victim #Advocacy #LawEnforcement #CrimeStoppersOfHouston #Criminal #Trial #Jury #Legal