People v. Cantrell

Defendant was arrested on May 2, 1967, and charged with first-degree murder. He was tried before a jury in the Recorder’s Court of Detroit on May 15, 1968, and was found guilty of manslaughter. After his timely motion for a new trial was denied, defendant appealed to this court.

Two eyewitnesses identified defendant at the trial. Defendant contends, however, that because of the pre-trial identification process, the subsequent in-court identifications were tainted.

The police had shown the two eyewitnesses seven pictures, of which one was of the defendant. The photograph of the defendant was…