People v. Moss

The defendant was tried by a jury and found guilty of armed robbery. MCLA 750.529; MSA 28.797. He argues that the trial judge erred in admitting into evidence the testimony of three prosecution witnesses describing their pretrial lineup identification of the defendant and the testimony of a police officer concerning identification. He questions the continuing validity of People v Londe, 230 Mich 484, 487; 203 NW 93 (1925), where we said:

"It was proper for the witnesses who had seen the men at the time of the robbery to testify that they later identified the defendant as one of them. And it…