Supreme Court of Connecticut· 9/4/2018

State v. Harris

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191 A.3d 119
330 Conn. 91

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reaffirming the due process clause under the state constitution provides greater protection than the Federal Constitution and utilizing other state precedent of estimator and system variables
‘‘it may be appropriate for the trial court to craft jury instructions to assist the jury in its consideration of [the reliability of eyewitness testimony]’’
federally established framework for eyewitness identification inadequately protects defendants’ due process rights under state constitution
adopt- ing heightened standard and burden shifting framework for reliability of eyewitness identification under due process clause of state constitution
both initial identification, if unduly suggestive, and in-court identification may be excluded if improper procedure in former created substantial likelihood of misidentification
due process clause in article first, § 8, of Connecticut constitution provides broader protection than federal constitution with respect to admissibility of eyewitness identification testimony

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Judges: Palmer

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