Difference between revisions of "Pretrial Identification"

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** [[Neil v. Biggers, 409 U. S. 188 (1972)]] - In Neil v. Biggers, the US Supreme Court provided the defendant with a mechanism to challenge a pre-trial identification by requesting a hearing on the validity of the identification. The two-pronged test asks 1) whether the identification procedure was suggestive and 2) if it was suggestive, were there indicia of reliability such that the witness's testimony should still be admissible even if the procedure was suggestive.
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** [[Neil v. Biggers, 409 U. S. 188 (1972)]] - In Neil v. Biggers, the US Supreme Court provided the defendant with a mechanism to challenge a pre-trial identification by requesting a hearing on the validity of the identification.  
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The two-pronged test asks:
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*1) whether the identification procedure was suggestive, and  
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*2) if it was suggestive, were there indicia of reliability such that the witness's testimony should still be admissible even if the procedure was suggestive.
  
 
== Rights of the accused ==
 
== Rights of the accused ==

Revision as of 12:13, 31 May 2010

Background

Key Cases

  • United States
    • Neil v. Biggers, 409 U. S. 188 (1972) - In Neil v. Biggers, the US Supreme Court provided the defendant with a mechanism to challenge a pre-trial identification by requesting a hearing on the validity of the identification.

The two-pronged test asks:

  • 1) whether the identification procedure was suggestive, and
  • 2) if it was suggestive, were there indicia of reliability such that the witness's testimony should still be admissible even if the procedure was suggestive.

Rights of the accused

Table of Contents

Rights with Police

Rights at Detention

Rights at Trial

Sentencing

Rights in Prison