Cecilia Chen

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N.J. appeals panel upholds conviction in case that led to sweeping new eyewitness testimony standards

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TRENTON — In a case that helped lead to sweeping new standards for eyewitness testimony in New Jersey, a state appeals panel has upheld the 2006 conviction of a former U.S. Army psychiatrist who attacked and tried to kill an Ocean Township woman.

The three-judge panel Tuesday affirmed a lower court’s finding that the prosecution of Cecilia Chen, 38, who is serving a 10-year sentence in state prison, was not tainted when the victim’s husband showed his wife a picture of Chen that matched a sketch she had drawn.

Chen was found guilty of attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses after a 2006 trial, but appealed the decision claiming the identification of her by the victim, Helen Kim, was tainted because her husband had suggested she was the killer…

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N.J. appeals panel upholds conviction in case that led to sweeping new eyewitness testimony standards
By Christopher Baxter
NJ.com
August 21, 2013

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