The most important factor in the majority of the cases where DNA evidence led to the overturning of a unjust conviction of an innocent person was ________.
A)false confessions
B)faulty eyewitness identification
C)the use of jailhouse snitches
D)the use of "junk" science

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Faulty eyewitness identification is the most common factor leading to wrongful convictions that were later overturned by DNA evidence. According to the Innocence Project, eyewitness misidentification played a role in over 70% of the 362 wrongful convictions that have been overturned by DNA evidence in the United States. False confessions, the use of jailhouse snitches, and the use of "junk" science have also contributed to wrongful convictions, but to a lesser extent.

The Most Important Factor in the Majority of the Cases