The West Memphis Three case, the primary contributing factors to the wrongful convictions happened during the Investigations and Evidence Gathering phase. Specifically, the use of faulty/incorrect eyewitnesses, and false confessions played a significant role. Please respond to the following prompts on faulty eyewitnesses and false confessions. Explain the role of faulty eyewitness testimony in wrongful convictions. Make sure you include at least one fact, statistic or study finding in your answer. Pick three different factors that increase the likelihood of faulty/incorrect eyewitness testimony and explain how they can lead to this increase. Please explain the role of false confession in wrongful convictions and describe at least two factors that increase the likelihood of a false confession. One of the key domains of justice studies is: Courts. As seen in the West Memphis Three case, a main contributing factor to the wrongful conviction was the use of flawed and unreliable expert testimony in court. Please respond to the following prompts about this type of expert testimony. 

1. Explain how using unreliable and flawed expert testimony in court can contribute to wrongful convictions. Make sure you include at least one fact, statistic or study finding in your answer.
2. What is the significance of the Daubert Standard to the use of expert testimony? Please pick one of the following factors: false confessions, flawed eyewitness testimony, or faulty expert testimony, and discuss it within the context of the case in the prompts below.
3. What was the specific role of your selected factor in the conviction of the West Memphis Three? Explain.
4. Please describe a specific example from the case as it pertain to your selected factor. 8. Had this factor not been an issue, do you think the West Memphis Three would have still been wrongfully convicted? Explain.