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Legal literature, periodicals, and judicial decisions have spilled much ink on the propriety and scope of the admissibility of expert opinion testimony on the reliability of eyewitness identifications. In the interim, the scientific community continues to stockpile evidence that consistently concludes that eyewitness identifications are unreliable. Many researchers contend that the most effective countermeasure to unreliable eyewitness testimony is the admission of expert testimony. Nevertheless, courts across the country continue to preclude the admission of expert testimony regarding the accuracy of eyewitness accounts. . . .