Legal Opinion
Cook v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 5, 1969No. 147, September Term, 1969PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, J.
THE ADMISSION OF IDENTIFICATION EVIDENCE
The general rule in this jurisdiction has been long established that evidence to show the identity of an ac cused as the criminal agent in the perpetration of the crime charged was admissible when adduced from:
1) an eyewitness to the crime, by such witness
a) making a judicial identification; or
b) testifying as to an extrajudicial identifi- ' cation made by the witness;
2) a third party testifying as to an extrajudicial identification by an eyewitness when made under circumstances precluding the suspicion of unfairness or unreliability, where the out of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Foster v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Cunningham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Bailey v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- People v. Superior Court (Tunch)California Court of Appeal · 1978
- Stokes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- State v. RoysterSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1971
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