People v. Wright

Opinion

LUCAS, C. J.

In this case we consider whether the trial court erred in rejecting five special jury instructions which defendant requested relating to the accuracy of eyewitness identifications. Defendant was convicted of armed robbery and related offenses in connection with a robbery at gunpoint by several masked men. The sole evidence against him at trial was eyewitness identification.

We conclude that the court correctly declined to give four of the five requested instructions. We also conclude that the court erred in failing to *1132give an instruction listing the factors the jury could…