Rahme v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
DAUKSCH, Judge.
This is an appeal from a grand theft conviction. Appellant presents two points for review. One, that the pre-trial photographic lineup was unnecessarily preju-dicially suggestive and thus may have caused a misidentification of an innocent person. While we agree the photo lineup was suggestive and could have been better, the positive, forthright identification of the accused at. trial cured the problem. Three witnesses, who each spent around one-half hour each in appellant’s presence testified they recognized him from that viewing rather than solely from the lineup. This…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. MitchellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984