The primary reason that judges in Canada have continued to deny expert testimony on eyewitness identification is that:
A) they feel that the time and cost of allowing access to experts for defendants would be prohibitive.
B) there is no widespread consensus that "experts" have the proper education and credentials.
C) they believe jurors know enough to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of eyewitness identifications.
D) prosecutors have lobbied successfully to keep such testimony out of trials.
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