The most important factor in the majority of the cases, more than 75 percent, where DNA evidence led to the overturning of a unjust conviction of an innocent person was
A) false confessions.
B) mistaken eyewitness identification.
C) the use of jailhouse snitches.
D) the use of "junk" science.
Answer: B
Rationale: In the United States, more than 220 individuals convicted of crimes have been exonerated based on DNA evidence; more than 75% of the original convictions were the result of mistaken eyewitness testimony.
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