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2016-01-12 |
BRION, J. |
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| However, this court have also held that irregularities in out-of-court identifications are cured through in-court identifications.[136] In People v. Macam,[137] despite finding the illegality of the line-up, this court stated that since the appellants did not object during trial, the prosecution did not need to show that the in-court identification was made independently from the invalid line-up.[138] | |||||
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2016-01-12 |
BRION, J. |
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| Fourth, if it is difficult to find individuals with the same build and appearance of the suspects, courts should still accept out-of-court corporeal identification as long as the outward appearance of the members of the lineup does not suggest who the suspects are. Hence, if police officers are needed to supplement the line-up composition, they must wear civilian clothes.[156] The suspected individual should not be handcuffed[157] or be in a detainee's uniform unless identification is made inside a jail cell occupied by other detainees.[158] | |||||