Difference between revisions of "Pretrial Identification"

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*2) if it was suggestive, whether there were indicia of reliability such that the witness's testimony should still be admissible even if the procedure was suggestive.
 
*2) if it was suggestive, whether there were 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'''
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===Rights/ Protections from Police===
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See [[Rights of the Accused]]
* [[Arrest]]
 
* [[Confessions]]
 
* [[Pretrial Identification]]
 
* [[Right to Counsel]]
 
* [[Right to Silence]]
 
* [[Search and Seizure]]
 
 
 
===Rights during Detention===
 
* [[Freedom from Punishment]]
 
* [[Right to Counsel]]
 
* [[Right to Habeas Corpus]]
 
* Right to medical care
 
 
 
===Rights at Trial===
 
* [[Double Jeopardy]]
 
* [[Legality Principle]]
 
* [[Presumption of Innocence]]
 
* [[Right to Compulsory Process]]
 
* [[Right to Confront Witnesses]]
 
* [[Right to Counsel (Trial)| Right to Counsel]]
 
* [[Right to Fair Trial]]
 
* [[Right to Notice of Charges]]
 
* [[Right to a Speedy Trial]]
 
* Right to Trial by Jury
 
 
 
===Sentencing===
 
* [[Death Sentence]]
 
* [[Ex Post Facto Punishment]]
 
* [[Freedom from Cruel or Unusual Punishment]]
 
* Freedom from Torture
 
* [[Right to Appeal]]
 
* Right Not to be Fined Excessively
 
 
 
===Rights in Prison===
 

Revision as of 22:25, 8 June 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, whether there were indicia of reliability such that the witness's testimony should still be admissible even if the procedure was suggestive.



See Rights of the Accused