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.

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Mistaken eyewitness identification was the most important factor in the majority of cases where DNA evidence led to the overturning of a conviction of an innocent person. False confessions, the use of jailhouse snitches, and the use of "junk" science were also significant factors, but not as prevalent as mistaken eyewitness identification.

The Most Important Factor in the Majority of the Cases