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· 5/20/1996

United States v. Riley D. Funches

Citations

  • 84 F.3d 249
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 11660
  • 1996 WL 266558

How courts have described this case

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  • advising that “show-ups be employed with restraint to avoid the suggestiveness inherent in such confrontations” and discussing circumstances that might justify a show-up
  • rejecting defendant’s claim that line-up was sugges-five where he was oldest, shortest, and weighed the least
  • rejecting defendant’s claim that line-up was suggestive where he was oldest, shortest, and weighed the least
  • if a party fails to make an argument before or at trial, then review is only for plain error
  • eyewitness's identification reliable based on her testimony that she had a clear view of the robber's entire face as he walked by 20 feet away
  • lineup was not unreasonably suggestive, despite the fact that the defendant was 3-5 inches shorter and 20-45 pounds lighter than the other participants

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Judges: Flaum, Easterbrook, Ripple

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