State v. Johnson

¶1 — A jury convicted Jamaal Johnson of second degree robbery. The trial court suppressed victim Abraham Castillo’s identification of Johnson, ruling it was based on an impermissibly suggestive showup. Johnson argues that the court erred by allowing Castillo to identify a black jacket with patches as the jacket worn by one of the three robbers. We hold the trial court properly allowed Castillo’s in-court identification of the jacket under the independent source doctrine. Identification of physical evidence, including clothing, is not subject to the same due process safeguards as is…