Legal Opinion
United States v. Eley
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 24, 1972No. 5936PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge.
This appeal by the United States is from a lineup order. 1 It questions a ruling by the trial court that as a condition of the lineup the Government must furnish the defense prior to the lineup the descriptions of the suspects as given by the attending witnesses as well as the witnesses’ names and addresses. In reversing, we hold, pursuant to existing case law, that such pretrial discovery of the Government’s potential case is not constitutionally required and is, in light of the manner by which lineups are presently conducted, beyond the power of the trial court to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Durham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- John E. Adams v. United States of America, Ernest J. Stuckey v. United States of America, Melvin R. Roots v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Emanuel Pea, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Willie Lewis AllenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Davis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- United States v. EngramDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Jackson v. JacksonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
- Washington v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- United States v. EleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
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