Legal Opinion

Mustepher v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 9, 1982No. 81-1190PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

GRIMES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of sexual battery primarily upon the testimony of the victim. He now contends that the court should not have admitted her identification testimony because it was based upon an impermissibly suggestive photopak.

The fact that appellant's picture consisted of a mug shot with a notation which indicated that he had previously been charged with sexual battery lends credence to appellant’s argument of suggestiveness. However, appellant neither objected to the evidence relating to the photopak nor moved to suppress the victim’s identification as tainted by the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Dunbar v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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