Legal Opinion
Watson v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided December 10, 1975PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Chief Justice.
The defendant appeals his conviction of first degree robbery [11 Del.C. § 832(2)] on the ground that his in-court identification by the victim was fatally tainted by evidence of an unnecessarily suggestive out-of-court confrontation and identification.
I
On the day of the robbery, Betty Ann Wilson finished work at 2:00 a. m. She and Ethel Felton decided to visit a girl friend, Doris. They arrived at Doris’ house at approximately 3:10 a. m. Almost immediately, Miss Wilson noticed a man on the sidewalk who proceeded to walk onto the porch and sit on the bannister…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- George W. Bates v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by15 opinions
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