People v. Hall

Defendant was charged with the robbery and beating death of Albert Hoffman on January 13, 1967. Two witnesses, Kimbrough and Tarver, saw two men attack Hoffman and rob him. They heard one assailant say, "If you move again, we’ll kill you,” and "Get his watch and ring”.

While the defendant was being held in the Wayne County Jail on an unrelated charge, he *653participated in separate lineups for each of the two witnesses. At these lineups all subjects were told to repeat the assailant’s statements. The defendant was identified by both Kimbrough and Tarver at the lineups and at trial. Defendant was…