State v. Mitchell

MARTIN (Robert M.) Judge.

Defendant’s assignments of error concern the trial court’s instructions to the jury. We find all assignments of error to be without merit.

First, defendant assigns as error the trial court’s instruction to the jury concerning the scrutiny to be accorded eyewitness testimony. Defendant has not assigned as error the use of the in-court show-up procedure at the preliminary hearing. However he contends that due to the importance of the eyewitness testimony, he was irreparably prejudiced by the court’s cursory instructions on factors to be assessed in evaluating the…