Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 5/8/1981

Commonwealth v. Allen

Citations

429 A.2d 1113
287 Pa. Super. 88
1981 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2628

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upholding admission of out-of- court identification, made just over an hour after the crime, and where the defendants were handcuffed in police van
finding denial of suppression motion proper even though defendants were handcuffed in the back of a police van when the victims identified them without hesitation
defendant identified while handcuffed and seated in the back of a police van, with three police vehicles at the scene
denial of suppression proper even though defendants were handcuffed in back of police van when victims identified them without hesitation
defendants handcuffed in back of police van, identified a little more than an hour after the crime
one-on-one identification not unduly suggestive where police officer asked the witnesses “Is this the three guys?”

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Judges: Spaeth, Cavanaugh, O'Kicki

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