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· 3/26/1973

United States v. Clifton L. Person

Citations

  • 478 F.2d 659
  • 155 U.S. App. D.C. 455
  • 1973 U.S. App. LEXIS 10914

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • remark to witness after lineup that she had “done well” in picking defendant does not materially affect the certainty of the in-court identification
  • statement by police officer to witness after lineup identification that she had “done well” did not taint in-court identification
  • statement by police officer to witness after lineup identification that she had \done well\ did not taint in-court identification
  • “[T]he mere fact that suspects are included within the line-up, and that witnesses know or assume this to be the case, is an inescapable aspect of line-up identification procedure.”
  • “[T]he mere fact that suspects are included within the line-up, and that witnesses know or assume this to be the case, is an inescapable aspect of line-up identification procedure.”

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Judges: Jame-Son, Leventhal, Per Curiam, Robb, William

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