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Webster v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided May 25, 1984No. 116, 128, September Term, 1983PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHARLES E. ORTH, Jr., Judge,

Retired, specially assigned.

These appeals are concerned with lineups. A lineup, also known as an “identification parade” or “showup,” is arranged by the police investigating the commission of a crime. It is a confrontation between a suspect and prospective identifying witnesses, and its purpose is to obtain evidence establishing that the suspect is the criminal agent. It is usually conducted at a police station under carefully controlled conditions. The suspect is exhibited amidst other persons similar to him in appearance, and the assemblage is viewed by the…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
  3. Ad + Soil, Inc. v. County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
  4. Lodowski v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
  5. Sites v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984

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