Legal Opinion
Byrd v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided August 11, 2011No. 481, 2010PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice:
The defendant-appellant, Calvin Byrd (“Byrd”), appeals from final judgments of conviction in the Superior Court for Burglary in the Second Degree, Theft, Conspiracy in the Second Degree, Resisting Arrest and Criminal Mischief. In this direct appeal, Byrd argues that the trial judge violated his due process rights under the United States Constitution by allowing an impermissibly suggestive in-court identification of him by a police officer. We have concluded that argument is without merit.
Facts
On November 20, 2009 the New Castle County Police received a tip about suspicious…
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