Texas House committee approves bill that aims to eliminate wrongful convictions based on eyewitness errors

 AUSTIN — A bill that would alter eyewitness identification procedures in the state passed through committee Tuesday. Advocates say the bill brings the state one step closer to making progress on one of the biggest problems with the criminal justice system. Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, who heads the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, brought innocence-related issues to the front of the line in the committee’s first substantive meeting of the session. The eyewitness identification bill would set a statewide standard for law enforcement agencies regarding eyewitness identification procedures.

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