Sixth Circuit· 12/19/1986

Willie Arthur Thigpen v. Duane Cory

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804 F.2d 893

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holding that in-court identification of defendant in courtroom violated defendant’s right to due process where eyewitness had failed to identify defendant in pretrial lineup and had viewed defendant at pretrial court proceeding
holding in-court identification unduly suggestive where witness saw defendant first in lineup, then in two court proceedings
holding in-court identification unduly suggestive where witness saw defendant first in lineup, then in two court proceedings
noting that accuracy refers not only to whether a prior description matches a suspect but also “how particularly a description matches a suspect”
noting that accuracy refers not only to whether a prior description matches a suspect but also \how particularly a description matches a suspect\
noting that although the witness was not drunk or under the influence of drugs, the stress of being robbed may have affected the witness’ ability to make an accurate identification

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Judges: Jones, Nelson, Celebrezze

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