Is there any case law where an arrest officer has been able to provide a description of a suspect without any photographs of the suspect?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Hayes, 553 F.2d 824 (2nd Cir. 1977):
3 United States v. Shavers, 524 F.2d 1094 (8th Cir. 1975), the main case relied on by appellant, is wholly inapposite. There the arresting officer had only the vaguest of descriptions and no photographs of the suspect.
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