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Powell v. State

Citations

  • 271 N.W.2d 610
  • 86 Wis. 2d 51
  • 1978 Wisc. LEXIS 1236

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that a photo array was not impermissibly suggestive because “[a]ll the photos were similar in aspect”
  • setting forth the standard using \impermissibly suggestive\ and concluding the photo array was not \unnecessarily suggestive\
  • explaining that Wisconsin follows the Biggers approach
  • “The police are not required to conduct a search for identical twins in age, height, weight or facial features.”
  • overruled on other grounds by Dubose , 285 Wis. 2d 143 , ¶¶26, 33, which added the necessity requirement for showups
  • “The police are not required to conduct a search for identical twins in age, height, weight or facial features.” (citation omitted)

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Judges: Beilfuss

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