· 6/25/1992
United States v. Russell E. Hill
Citations
- 967 F.2d 226
- 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 14487
- 1992 WL 140968
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a bank teller’s in-court identification was reliable even though five years had passed since the bank robbery
- finding that in-court identification of robber was reliable, even though five years had passed between the incident and trial
- finding lapse of five years did not operate to bar identification supported by other indicia of reliability
- assuming for purposes of the motion that the in-court identification of the defendant was impermissibly suggestive where the witness had not identified defendant before trial and defendant was seated at counsel table
- finding “a couple of minutes” a sufficient opportunity to view the suspect
- finding “a couple of minutes” a sufficient opportunity to view the suspect
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Judges: Nelson, Boggs, Wellford
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