Neil v. Biggers, No. 71-586 (U.S. Supreme Court) (409 U.S. 188; 93 S.Ct. 375) (December 6, 1972) (Justice Powell)
This case, together with the Court's subsequent decision in Manson v. Brathwait, 432 U.S. 98 (1977), established five general factors to be considered by courts when determining the reliability of identification techniques and evidence.
This case involved a respondent who had been convicted in a Tennessee court of rape, on ...
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