Does field identification of a defendant need to be suppressed if the witnesses have an independent recollection of the crime?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Vasilkov, A142806 (Cal. App. 2016):

2. While the field identification should be suppressed, subsequent identifications of defendant need not be suppressed if the witnesses have an independent recollection of the crime. (People v. Rodriguez (1993) 21 Cal.App.4th 232, 241.)

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