255 Ga. App. 385 - Armstead v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
20
cited by 20 later decisions
1
states following
June 2011
most recently cited
20 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Neil v. Biggers · 45 Cal. 3d 1126 - People v. Wright · State v. Warren · State v. Long · Commonwealth v. Santoli
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“It is within the common knowledge of a juror that the certainty of a witness's identification does not necessarily reflect its accuracy, and the language of the instruction makes this clear. The current pattern jury instruction provides that the juror "may consider," not "must consider," the certainty of identification. Certainty is only one of the six factors in the pattern jury instruction. Another factor the jury may consider is the possibility of mistaken identity. The juror determines how much weight to give each of the factors. The charge also provides that identification is dependent on the credibility of the witness and that the testimony, facts, and circumstances of the case must identify the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt as the perpetrator.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Brodes v. State · Brodes v. State
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