Michigan Court of Appeals· 9/19/2000
People v. Davis
Citations
- 617 N.W.2d 381
- 241 Mich. App. 697
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- recognizing that “this Court has stated that positive identification by witnesses may be sufficient to support a conviction of a crime.”
- noting that the failure to provide authority for a claim of error results in the claim being abandoned
- noting that “[t]he credibility of identification testimony is a question for the trier of fact that [this Court does] not resolve anew”
- indicating that positive identification by a witness may provide sufficient support for a defendant’s conviction
- explaining that even if a discrepancy exists between a witness’s “initial description and defendant’s actual appearance,” the discrepancy only has relevance “to the weight of [the identification], not to its admissibility”
- “The credibility of identification testimony is a question for the trier of fact that we do not resolve anew.”
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Judges: Griffin, Holbrook, Sullivan
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Cites
12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court· 1967-06-12· cited 8,442×
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court· 1972-12-06· cited 7,056×
- People v. AndersonMichigan Supreme Court· 1973-03-27· cited 325×
- People v. KurylczykMichigan Supreme Court· 1993-08-20· cited 259×
- People v. LeeMichigan Supreme Court· 1974-05-21· cited 186×
- People v. GrayMichigan Supreme Court· 1998-05-05· cited 143×
- People v. KacharMichigan Supreme Court· 1977-05-02· cited 132×
- People v. JohnsonMichigan Supreme Court· 1999-07-20· cited 107×
- People v. MaloneMichigan Supreme Court· 1994-06-14· cited 33×
- People v. DanielsMichigan Court of Appeals· 1988-10-17· cited 27×
- People v. MaloneMichigan Court of Appeals· 1992-04-06· cited 13×
- People v. BattleMichigan Court of Appeals· 1987-04-28· cited 12×
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