· 4/24/1950
E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. United States District Court for Northern District of Illinois
Citations
- 339 U.S. 941
- 70 S. Ct. 791
- 94 L. Ed. 1357
- 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2074
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that defendants wishing to take advantage of its ruling must “move[ ] in a timely manner prior to trial for a lineup”
- “Any witness, especially one who has watched trials on television, can determine which of the individuals in the courtroom is the defendant...”
- first-time in-court identification was impermissibly suggestive where defendant was only African-American in court room, but although trial judge erred by rejecting defendant’s request for in-court lineup as inappropriate, error did not prejudice defendant
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