Young v. Conway

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that courts “have the discretion, but are by no means required, to address [Teague] defenses for the first time on appeal”
• noting that “false identification rates increase . . . when there are multiple identification procedures” and warning that this might be the result of “heightened expectations and suggestiveness” (citation omitted)
• following one paragraph discussion of facts regarding independent identification with six-paragraph discussion of extrinsic studies indicating that presence of such facts contributes to mistaken identifications
• recounting social science literature and noting that “the presence of a weapon” and “stress of the situation” can damage eyewitness accuracy
• recounting social science literature and noting that “the presence of a weapon” and “stress of the situation” can damage eyewitness accuracy
• describing witness’s “prior opportunity to observe the alleged criminal act” as the “most important factor” of reliability inquiry

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).