State v. Thompson

COPELAND, Justice.

By his sole assignment of error, defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the in-court identification of defendant by State’s witness James Ray Wilder. He argues that the in-court identification was tainted by imper-missibly suggestive photographic and lineup procedures prior to trial, and was therefore admitted in violation of his constitutional due process rights. We have carefully reviewed defendant’s assignment and find it without merit.

It is settled law that identification evidence must be excluded as violating the due process…