How have defendants been successful in a civil action against a detective who identified a suspect in a murder case based on a single statement?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Cabrera, B215543, No. LA054111 (Cal. App. 2010):
the twelve he showed them. We conclude that defendants have failed to show how, considering the totality of the circumstances, the detective's single statement created a substantial likelihood of irreparable misidentification. (People v. Cunningham, supra, 25 Cal.4th at pp. 989-990.)
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