Now, read a description of the suspects from a person who witnessed this event. Importantly, this eyewitness was only 10 feet away from the front of the store when the robbery occurred. He was a law student at Yale at the time, and was described by his roommates and professors as possessing a high “moral character.”

Testimony

“The robbery only took a couple of minutes to occur. Two black men entered the store. Approximately 1 minute later two more black men went in. They were all average height and weight. One of them had facial hair. Two of them had guns. I think all of them were wearing jackets and blue jeans. All four of them left the store very quickly.” “The robbery only took a couple of minutes to occur. Some Hispanic men who were wearing black hats first entered the store. Approximately 1 minute later, more Hispanic men who were also wearing black hats went in. They were all average height and weight. Two of them had facial hair. One of them had a gun. I think all of them were wearing jackets and blue jeans. All five of them left the store very quickly.”


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