135 Ga. App. 549 - Daniels v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “but when I saw him in court, I knew it was him. The minute I saw him, I knew it was him.” In United States v. Wade, 388 U. S. 218 (87 SC 1926, 18 LE2d 1149) the United States Supreme Court held that "courtroom identification by a witness to whom the defendant was exhibited in the absence of counsel before trial must be excluded unless it can be shown that the identification evidence had an independent origin or was not tainted or exploited by the lineup procedure. In applying this test, one relevant factor is the prior opportunity of the witness to observe the alleged criminal act...” Daniels v. State, 135 Ga. App. 549, 550 ( 218 SE2d 274 ) (1975). Here, the defendant was seen face to face by witness Fordham in a well-lighted store, she described the clothing he was wearing and gave a reasonably accurate description of his height (5'10”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 150 Ga. App. 652 - Morris v. State