Legal Opinion

State v. Watson

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 24, 1978No. 116PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COPELAND, Justice.

Defendant raises several assignments of error concerning the admission of identification testimony, the instructions of the trial court and other matters. After careful consideration, we have determined that each of these assignments is without merit and should be overruled.

Defendant first contends that the identification testimony of the victim Johnson was improperly admitted because the lineup from which he selected defendant was conducted in an illegal manner. It is asserted that (1) the lineup procedure was imper-missibly suggestive and therefore violative of due…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Hopt v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  5. State v. HendersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. State v. RoseSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  2. State v. HunterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  3. State v. PorterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  4. State v. AugustineSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2005
  5. State v. McKinnonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982

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