Pierce v. State

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Earle R. Pierce Jr. appeals his convictions on three counts of robbery, one count of theft, and one count of misdemeanor assault. He contends that his trial was tainted because the State was allowed to introduce evidence that a witness had identified Pierce as the perpetrator of one of the robberies. Pierce argues that the witness's identification of him was the product of improperly suggestive procedures, and that the resulting identification was so unreliable that the introduction of this evidence violated his right to due process of law.

In particular, Pierce…