Lawyer defending an individual accused of assault

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Imagine that you are a lawyer defending an individual accused of assault. The main testimony comes from an elderly woman who claims to have been an eyewitness to the crime. Knowing what you know about eyewitness testimony and memory from chapter 6, how might you persuade the jury that the woman's testimony is invalid?

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