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 Supreme Court enumerated and applied the five factors that the Court had established in Neil v. Biggers, 409 U.S. 188 (1972) to assess the reliability of eyewitness testimony (from a single-photpgraph display). In this case, the witness looked directly at the defendant (who was in close proximity), paid ...
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