Hardy v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “The only evidence produced by the State which even tended to connect Hardy with the crime charged was the testimony of two police officers. Officer Luck observed a person running from the scene of the crime. The crime occurred at night, and the officer did not see the fleeing person’s face. The following exchange occurred in direct examination: “Q. Why is it that you believed it was Jay Hardy and, in fact, told some other officers that it was? A. Well, I really am not sure. I had seen J ay Hardy several times just from my patrol duty or whatever and when I saw him, the build, the hair, the dress, everything more or less rung a bell in my mind.” The fleeing suspect wore blue jeans and a white T-shirt. Officer Luck stated that that had been Hardy’s attire nine-tenths of the times he had seen Hardy in the past. On cross-examination he stated that he could not make positive identification that Hardy was the person he saw. Officer Williamson also testified that the fleeing suspect was Jay Hardy. However, on cross-examination he likewise stated that he could not make a positive identification. There was no circumstantial evidence offered which placed or tended to place Hardy at the scene of the crime.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 177 Ind. App. 501 - Johnson v. State