Testing the Eyewitness Evidence Summary and Analysis

Michael McCullough is only 16 and the witness to three murders. First, he saw his grocer gunned down on the street. As the only eye witness, the murderer goes after him and finds him, his brother and a friend. All three are shot, but Michael lives with a bullet lodged in his head for the rest of his life. Strobel uses this example of eyewitness testimony to reveal the role defense attorneys play in the litigation process. They are to generate doubts. With testimony like Michael's, that is pretty hard. With that point made, he returns to the investigation regarding Jesus and decides he will test Dr. Bloomberg's testimony the same way it would be handled in court. One way or another it will either reveal weaknesses or strengths. The first test is the Intention Test...