Manson v. Brathwaite, No. 75-871 (U.S. Supreme Court) (432 U.S. 98; 97 S.Ct. 2243) (June 16, 1977) (Justice Blackmun)
Here the Court held that the Due Process Clause protects accused individuals from the use against them of evidence derived from impermissibly suggestive procedures; and directed the focus of reviewing courts on the factors of suggestivenes and reliability.
Here, the Supreme Court enumerated and applied the five factors …
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