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440 F.2d 252

Docket No. 23911.

United States v. York

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

Argued Jan. 19, 1971. Decided Feb. 5, 1971.

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1971-02-05

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently February 1971

1 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

Relies on United States v. Wade · Simmons v. United States · United States v. York

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Opinion by Per Curiam · Decided 1971-02-05

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Mr. William M. Barnard, Washington, D.C. (appointed by this court) for appellant.

Mr. Roger M. Adelman, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Thomas A. Flannery, U.S. Atty., and John A. Terry, Asst. U.S. Atty., were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. Edwin K. Hall, Asst. U.S. Atty., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before WRIGHT, ROBINSON and ROBB, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

¶1

On the first appeal in this case, we remanded to the District Court for an appropriate determination as to whether there was an independent source for appellant's in-trial identification by the Government's principal witness.1 On the remand, the District Court held an evidentiary hearing and, as delineated in its written opinion,2 concluded that there was,3 and that the witness' pre-arrest photographic identifications of appellant satisfied due process standards.4 The record amply supports the District Court's rulings, and for the reasons set forth in its opinion the order now appealed from is

¶2

Affirmed.

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