235 Md. App. 648 - Small v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “My problem is with the timing, with the fact that they showed [Mr. Lee] a picture of [Mr. Small] at 8:30 in the morning ... [Mr. Lee] says, "I'm not sure that's the guy," and then they show him another photo array ... approximately three hours later, and the only person that's repeated in the second photo array is [Mr. Small]. That's troubling.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Small v. State

2. “This is the same tattoo and face I remember robbing me and the man I remember shooting me. I also remember him from coming into my job [at Staples] on two different occasions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Small v. State

3. “[Mr. Lee] knew who [Mr. Small] was. [Mr. Lee] had already seen him twice before. [Mr. Lee] recognized his voice. It had nothing to do with the photograph.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Small v. State