perry new hampshire argued november decided january around august nashua new hampshire police department received call reporting male trying break cars parked lot caller apartment building officer responding call asked eyewitness nubia blandon describe man blandon pointed kitchen window said man saw breaking car standing parking lot next police officer petitioner barion perry arrest followed identification trial perry moved suppress blandon identification ground admitting trial violate due process new hampshire trial denied motion determine whether due process prohibits introduction identification trial superior said decisions instruct inquiry trial must first decide whether police used unnecessarily suggestive identification procedure must next consider whether procedure tainted resulting identification render unreliable thus inadmissible perry challenge found failed step one blandon identification result unnecessarily suggestive procedure employed police jury subsequently convicted perry theft unauthorized taking appeal perry argued trial erred requiring initial showing police arranged suggestive identification procedure suggestive circumstances alone perry contended suffice require evaluation reliability eyewitness identification allowing presented jury new hampshire rejected perry argument affirmed conviction held due process clause require preliminary judicial inquiry reliability eyewitness identification identification procured unnecessarily suggestive circumstances arranged law enforcement pp constitution protects defendant conviction based evidence questionable reliability prohibiting introduction evidence affording defendant means persuade jury evidence discounted unworthy credit evidence extremely unfair admission violates fundamental conceptions justice dowling internal quotation marks omitted due process clause preclude admission contending due process clause implicated perry relies series decisions involving identification procedures see stovall denno simmons foster california neil biggers manson brathwaite cases detail approach appropriately used determine whether due process requires suppression eyewitness identification tainted police arrangement first due process concerns arise law enforcement officers use identification procedure suggestive unnecessary biggers even police use procedure however suppression resulting identification inevitable consequence brathwaite biggers instead due process requires courts assess basis whether improper police conduct created substantial likelihood misidentification eliability eyewitness identification linchpin evaluation brathwaite indicators witness ability make accurate identification outweighed corrupting effect law enforcement suggestion identification suppressed otherwise identification assuming barrier admission submitted jury pp perry argues mere happenstance cases stovall line involved improper police action rationale underlying decisions perry asserts calls rule requiring trial judges prescreen eyewitness evidence reliability time identification made suggestive circumstances disagrees reliability linchpin admissibility due process clause brathwaite perry contends matter whether law enforcement responsible creating suggestive circumstances marred identification argument removes brathwaite statement mooring attributing meaning fair reading opinion bear due process check reliability brathwaite made plain comes play defendant establishes improper police conduct perry contention also ignores key premise brathwaite primary aim excluding identification evidence obtained unnecessarily suggestive circumstances deter law enforcement use improper procedures first place deterrence rationale inapposite cases like perry improper police conduct perry also places significant weight wade describing decision anchored improper police conduct risk police rigging danger prompted wade extend defendant right counsel cover postindictment lineups showups perry position also open door judicial preview banner due process eyewitness identifications reason identification made eyewitness poor vision one harbors grudge defendant example regarded inherently reliable blandon identification even perry contends distinguish suggestive circumstances factors bearing reliability eyewitness evidence perry limitation still involve trial courts routinely preliminary examinations eyewitness identifications involve element suggestion pp urging broadly applicable rule perry maintains eyewitness identifications uniquely unreliable fallibility eyewitness evidence without taint improper state conduct warrant due process rule requiring trial screen evidence reliability allowing jury assess creditworthiness unwillingness adopt rule rests large part recognition jury judge traditionally determines reliability evidence also takes account safeguards built adversary system caution juries placing undue weight eyewitness testimony questionable reliability protections include defendant sixth amendment rights counsel confront eyewitness instructions warning juries take care appraising identification evidence state federal rules evidence permitting trial judges exclude relevant evidence probative value substantially outweighed prejudicial impact potential misleading jury many safeguards availed perry defense given safeguards generally applicable criminal trials introduction blandon eyewitness testimony without preliminary judicial assessment reliability render perry trial fundamentally unfair pp affirmed ginsburg delivered opinion roberts scalia kennedy thomas breyer alito kagan joined thomas filed concurring opinion sotomayor filed dissenting opinion opinion notice opinion subject formal revision publication preliminary print reports readers requested notify reporter decisions washington typographical formal errors order corrections may made preliminary print goes press barion perry petitioner new hampshire writ certiorari new hampshire january justice ginsburg delivered opinion system justice fair trial persons charged criminal offenses secured sixth amendment guarantees defendants right counsel compulsory process obtain defense witnesses opportunity witnesses prosecution safeguards apart admission evidence state trials ordinarily governed state law reliability relevant testimony typically falls within province jury determine recognized addition due process check admission eyewitness identification applicable police arranged suggestive circumstances leading witness identify particular person perpetrator crime identification infected improper police influence case law holds automatically excluded instead trial judge must screen evidence reliability pretrial substantial likelihood irreparable misidentification simmons judge must disallow presentation evidence trial indicia reliability strong enough outweigh corrupting effect suggestive circumstances identification evidence ordinarily admitted jury ultimately determine worth extended pretrial screening reliability cases suggestive circumstances arranged law enforcement officers petitioner requests grave risk mistaken identification yield miscarriage decisions however turn presence state action aim deter police rigging identification procedures example lineup showup photograph array improper law enforcement activity involved hold suffices test reliability rights opportunities generally designed purpose notably presence counsel postindictment lineups vigorous protective rules evidence jury instructions fallibility eyewitness identification requirement guilt proved beyond reasonable doubt around august joffre ullon called nashua new hampshire police department reported male trying break cars parked lot ullon apartment building officer nicole clay responded call upon arriving parking lot clay heard sounded like metal bat hitting ground app saw petitioner barion perry standing two cars perry walked toward clay holding two amplifiers hands metal bat lay ground behind clay asked perry amplifiers came found ground perry responded meanwhile ullon wife nubia blandon woke neighbor alex clavijo told seen someone break car clavijo immediately went downstairs parking lot inspect car first observed one rear windows shattered inspection discovered speakers amplifiers car stereo missing bat wrench clavijo approached clay told blandon alert subsequent observations time another officer arrived scene clay asked perry stay parking lot officer clavijo went talk blandon clay clavijo entered apartment building took stairs fourth floor blandon clavijo apartments located met blandon hallway outside open door apartment asked describe seen blandon stated around saw kitchen window tall man roaming parking lot looking cars eventually man circled clavijo car opened trunk removed large clay asked blandon specific description man blandon pointed kitchen window said person saw breaking clavijo car standing parking lot next police officer perry arrest followed identification month later police showed blandon photographic array included picture perry asked point man broken clavijo car blandon unable identify perry perry charged new hampshire state one count theft unauthorized taking one count criminal trial moved suppress blandon identification ground admitting trial violate due process blandon witnessed amounted showup parking lot perry asserted guaranteed identify culprit new hampshire superior denied motion determine whether due process prohibits introduction identification trial superior said decisions instruct inquiry first trial must decide whether police used unnecessarily suggestive identification procedure must next consider whether improper identification procedure tainted resulting identification render unreliable therefore inadmissible ibid citing neil biggers manson brathwaite perry challenge superior concluded failed step one blandon identification perry night crime result unnecessarily suggestive procedure manufacture police app blandon pointed perry spontaneously noted without inducement police clay ask blandon whether man standing parking lot man blandon seen breaking clavijo car ibid clay ask blandon move window observed superior recognized reasons question accuracy blandon identification parking lot dark locations perry standing next police officer perry man vicinity blandon unable later pick perry photographic array ecause police procedures unnecessarily suggestive ruled reliability blandon testimony jury consider ensuing trial blandon clay testified blandon identification jury found perry guilty theft guilty criminal mischief appeal perry repeated challenge admissibility blandon identification trial erred perry contended requiring initial showing police arranged suggestive identification procedure suggestive circumstances alone perry argued suffice trigger duty evaluate reliability resulting identification allowing presentation evidence jury new hampshire rejected perry argument affirmed conviction police employ suggestive identification techniques held due process clause require trial assess reliability identification evidence permitting jury consider granted certiorari resolve division opinion question whether due process clause requires trial judge conduct preliminary assessment reliability eyewitness identification made suggestive circumstances arranged police ii constitution decisions indicate protects defendant conviction based evidence questionable reliability prohibiting introduction evidence affording defendant means persuade jury evidence discounted unworthy credit constitutional safeguards available defendants counter state evidence include sixth amendment rights counsel gideon wainwright compulsory process taylor illinois confrontation plus witnesses delaware fensterer per curiam apart guarantees recognized state federal statutes rules ordinarily govern admissibility evidence juries assigned task determining reliability evidence presented trial see kansas ventris legal system built premise province jury weigh credibility competing evidence extremely unfair admission violates fundamental conceptions justice dowling internal quotation marks omitted imposed constraint tied due process clause see napue illinois due process prohibits state knowin use false evidence use violates concept ordered contending due process clause implicated perry relies series decisions involving identification procedures stovall denno first decisions witness identified defendant assailant police officers brought defendant witness hospital room time witness made identification defendant room handcuffed surrounded police officers ibid although showup undeniably suggestive held due process violation occurred crucial decision procedure necessity witness person identify exonerate defendant witness leave hospital room uncertain whether live identify defendant neutral circumstances ibid year later simmons addressed due process challenge police use photographic array witness identifies defendant photo lineup ruled identification suppressed photographic identification procedure unnecessarily suggestive give rise substantial likelihood irreparable misidentification satisfied photo array used federal bureau investigation agents simmons necessary unlikely led mistaken identification rejected defendant due process challenge admission identification contrast held foster california due process required exclusion eyewitness identification obtained procedures made inevitable witness identify defendant synthesizing previous decisions set forth neil biggers reiterated manson brathwaite approach appropriately used determine whether due process clause requires suppression eyewitness identification tainted police arrangement emphasized first due process concerns arise law enforcement officers use identification procedure suggestive unnecessary biggers even police use procedure next said suppression resulting identification inevitable consequence brathwaite biggers rule requiring automatic exclusion reasoned far kee evidence jury reliable relevant may result occasion guilty going free brathwaite see identification reliable despite unnecessarily suggestive police identification procedure automatic exclusion draconian sanction one may frustrate rather promote justice instead mandating per se exclusionary rule held due process clause requires courts assess basis whether improper police conduct created substantial likelihood misidentification biggers see brathwaite eliability eyewitness identification linchpin evaluation stated brathwaite indicators witness ability make accurate identification outweighed corrupting effect law enforcement suggestion identification suppressed otherwise evidence admissible respects submitted applying totality circumstances approach held biggers law enforcement use unnecessarily suggestive showup require suppression victim identification assailant notwithstanding improper procedure victim identification reliable saw assailant considerable period time adequate light provided police detailed description attacker long showup doubt defendant person seen internal quotation marks omitted similarly concluded brathwaite police use unnecessarily suggestive photo array require exclusion resulting identification witness undercover police officer viewed defendant good light several minutes provided thorough description suspect certain identification hence indicators witness ability make accurate identification hardly outweighed corrupting effect challenged identification perry concedes contrast every case stovall line law enforcement officials arrange suggestive circumstances surrounding blandon identification see brief petitioner tr oral arg counsel perry allege manipulation intentional orchestration contends however mere happenstance stovall cases involved improper police action rationale underlying decisions perry asserts supports rule requiring trial judges prescreen eyewitness evidence reliability time identification made suggestive circumstances disagree perry argument depends large part statement brathwaite reliability linchpin determining admissibility identification testimony reliability linchpin admissibility due process clause perry maintains make difference whether law enforcement responsible creating suggestive circumstances marred identification perry removed statement brathwaite mooring thereby attributes statement meaning fair reading opinion bear explained supra brathwaite reference reliability appears portion opinion concerning appropriate remedy police use unnecessarily suggestive identification procedure adopted judicial screen reliability course preferable per se rule requiring exclusion identification evidence whenever law enforcement officers employ improper procedure due process check reliability brathwaite made plain comes play defendant establishes improper police conduct purpose check noted avoid depriving jury identification evidence reliable notwithstanding improper police conduct perry contention improper police action essential reliability check brathwaite required echoed dissent post ignore key premise brathwaite decision primary aim excluding identification evidence obtained unnecessarily suggestive circumstances said deter law enforcement use improper lineups showups photo arrays first place see alerted prospect identification evidence improperly obtained may excluded reasoned police officers guard unnecessarily suggestive procedures ibid deterrence rationale inapposite cases like perry police engaged improper conduct coleman alabama another decision stovall line similarly shows linked due process check suspicion eyewitness testimony generally improper police arrangement circumstances surrounding identification defendants coleman contended witness identifications violated due process pretrial stationhouse lineup unduly prejudicial conducive irreparable misidentification fatally taint later identifications plurality opinion rejected argument plurality opinion black concurring burger dissenting stewart dissenting due process violation occurred plurality explained nothing police said prompted witness virtually spontaneous identification defendants true coleman person lineup wearing hat plurality noted nothing record show ed required ibid see also colorado connelly crucial element police overreaching missing admissibility allegedly unreliable confession matter governed evidentiary laws forum due process perry dissent place significant weight wade describing decision anchored improper police conduct see brief petitioner post fact risk police rigging danger responded wade recognized defendant right counsel postindictment identification procedures confrontation compelled state accused victim witnesses began peculiarly riddled innumerable dangers variable factors might seriously even crucially derogate fair trial emphasis added major factor contributing high incidence miscarriage justice mistaken identification continued degree suggestion inherent manner prosecution presents suspect witnesses pretrial identification ibid emphasis added illustrate improper suggestion concerned pointed lineups lineup suspect known identifying witness participants lineup grossly dissimilar appearance suspect suspect required wear distinctive clothing culprit allegedly wore witness told police caught culprit defendant brought witness alone viewed jail suspect pointed lineup participants lineup asked try article clothing fits suspect footnotes omitted beyond genuine debate prevention unfair police practices prompted extend defendant right counsel cover postindictment lineups showups perry argument reiterated dissent thus lacks support case law cites moreover position open door judicial preview banner due process eyewitness identifications external suggestion hardly factor casts doubt trustworthiness eyewitness testimony one perry amici points many factors bear likelihood misidentification post example passage time exposure identification defendant whether witness stress first encountered suspect much time witness observe suspect far witness suspect whether suspect carried weapon race suspect witness brief american psychological association amicus curiae reason identification made eyewitness poor vision example one harbors grudge defendant regarded inherently reliable less threat fairness trial post identification blandon made case embrace perry view thus entail vast enlargement reach due process constraint admission evidence perry maintains limit due process check proposes identifications made suggestive circumstances tr oral arg even rationally distinguish suggestiveness factors bearing reliability eyewitness evidence perry limitation still involve trial courts routinely preliminary examinations eyewitness identifications involve element suggestion indeed identifications identifications volunteered witnesses also likely involve suggestive circumstances example suppose witness identifies defendant police officers seeing photograph defendant press captioned theft suspect hearing radio report implicating defendant crime suppose witness knew defendant ran wrong crowd saw day vicinity crime circumstances might suggested witness defendant person witness observed committing crime urging broadly applicable due process check eyewitness identifications perry maintains eyewitness identifications uniquely unreliable form evidence see brief petitioner citing studies showing eyewitness misidentifications leading cause wrongful convictions brief american psychological association amicus curiae describing research indicating many one three eyewitness identifications inaccurate see also post doubt either importance fallibility eyewitness identifications indeed recognizing defendants constitutional right counsel postindictment police lineups observed annals criminal law rife instances mistaken identification wade concluded contexts however potential unreliability type evidence alone render introduction defendant trial fundamentally unfair see ventris declining craft broa exclusionary rule uncorroborated statements obtained jailhouse snitches even though rewarded informant testimony may inherently untrustworthy dowling rejecting argument introduction evidence concerning acquitted conduct fundamentally unfair evidence inherently unreliable reach similar conclusion fallibility eyewitness evidence without taint improper state conduct warrant due process rule requiring trial screen evidence reliability allowing jury assess creditworthiness unwillingness enlarge domain due process perry dissent urge rests large part recognition jury judge traditionally determines reliability evidence see supra also take account safeguards built adversary system caution juries placing undue weight eyewitness testimony questionable reliability protections include defendant sixth amendment right confront eyewitness see maryland craig central concern confrontation clause ensure reliability evidence criminal another defendant right effective assistance attorney expose flaws eyewitness testimony focus jury attention fallibility testimony opening closing arguments jury instructions many federal state courts likewise warn jury take care appraising identification evidence see telfaire cadc per curiam circuit model jury instructions identification witness may influenced circumstances defendant presented identification scrutinize identification great see also ventris citing jury instructions informed jurors unreliability uncorroborated testimony reason resist ban testimony dowling constitutional requirement government prove defendant guilt beyond reasonable doubt also impedes convictions based dubious identification evidence state federal rules evidence moreover permit trial judges exclude relevant evidence probative value substantially outweighed prejudicial impact potential misleading jury see fed rule evid rule evid see also tr oral arg inquiring whether standard perry seeks differs materially one set rule appropriate cases also permit defendants present expert testimony hazards eyewitness identification evidence see state clopten ut expect cases involving eyewitness identification strangers trial courts routinely admit expert testimony dangers evidence many safeguards noted work perry trial opening statement perry attorney cautioned jury vulnerability blandon identification app blandon eyewitness state needs believe ca pick perry photo array carefully really see going well really see blandon officer clay perry attorney constantly brought weaknesses blandon identification highlighted significant distance blandon window parking lot lateness hour van partly obstructed blandon view blandon concession scared really pay attention perry wearing blandon inability describe perry facial features identifying marks blandon failure pick perry photo array perry position next uniformed police officer moment blandon made identification perry counsel reminded jury frailties summation blandon able tell much saw pick perry lineup photo array blandon said hat guy police officer circling think context guns uniforms powerful powerful context closing arguments trial read jury lengthy instruction identification testimony factors jury consider evaluating also instructed jury defendant guilt must proved beyond reasonable doubt specifically cautioned one things state must prove beyond reasonable doubt identification defendant person committed offense given safeguards generally applicable criminal trials protections availed defense perry case hold introduction blandon eyewitness testimony without preliminary judicial assessment reliability render perry trial fundamentally unfair foregoing reasons agree new hampshire courts appraisal decisions see supra finding convincing reason alter precedent hold due process clause require preliminary judicial inquiry reliability eyewitness identification identification procured unnecessarily suggestive circumstances arranged law enforcement accordingly judgment new hampshire affirmed thomas concurring barion perry petitioner new hampshire writ certiorari new hampshire january justice thomas concurring correctly concludes precedents establish due process right pretrial exclusion unreliable eyewitness identification identification results police suggestion therefore join opinion write separately extend stovall denno progeny even reasoning opinions applied case stovall line cases premised substantive due process right fundamental fairness see concluding whether suggestive identification resulted unfairness infringed defendant right due process law open persons allege prove manson brathwaite standard fairness required due process clause fourteenth amendment view cases wrongly fourteenth amendment due process clause secret repository substantive guarantees bmw north america gore scalia joined thomas dissenting see also mcdonald chicago thomas concurring part concurring judgment slip notion constitutional provision guarantees person deprived life liberty property define substance rights strains credulity accordingly limit suggestive eyewitness identification cases precise circumstances involved sotomayor dissenting barion perry petitioner new hampshire writ certiorari new hampshire january justice sotomayor dissenting long recognized eyewitness identifications unique confluence features unreliability susceptibility suggestion powerful impact jury resistance ordinary tests adversarial process undermine fairness trial cases thus establish clear rule admission trial eyewitness identifications derived suggestive circumstances pose substantial likelihood misidentification violates due process today announces rule even com play unless suggestive circumstances improperly ante due process concern however arises act suggestion rather corrosive effects suggestion reliability resulting identification rendering protection contingent improper police arrangement suggestive circumstances effectively grafts mens rea inquiry onto rule holding enshrines murky distinction suggestive confrontations intentionally orchestrated police inadvertently caused police actions sow confusion ignores precedents acute sensitivity hazards intentional unintentional suggestion alike unmoors rule interest protects inviting arbitrary results recasts driving force decisions interest police deterrence rather reliability see warrant declining assess circumstances case ordinary approach respectfully driving force behind wade gilbert california stovall denno concern problems eyewitness identification specifically concern jury hear eyewitness testimony unless evidence aspects reliability manson brathwaite pointed number miscarriage justice mistaken identification annals criminal law wade warned vagaries nature eyewitness identifications ibid singled major factor contributing proverbial unreliability suggestibility inherent context pretrial identification precedents make distinction intentional unintentional suggestion contrary explicitly state uggestion created intentionally unintentionally many subtle ways rather equate suggestive conduct misconduct specifically disavowed assumption suggestive influences may result police procedures intentionally designed prejudice accused see also noting grave potential prejudice intentional pretrial lineup describing lack lineup regulations addressing risks abuse unintentional suggestion persons conduct identification procedure may suggest intentionally unintentionally expect witness identify accused moore illinois implication even police acting best intentions inadvertently signal man wade see also kirby illinois always necessary pretrial confrontation wade noted potential improper influence pretrial confrontations illustrated circumstances present case highlighted lineup procedure rather preprocedure encounter two witnesses later identified wade lineup seen wade outside await ing assembly lineup wade standing hallway happened observable witnesses open door ibid one witness saw wade within sight fbi agent saw custody agent ibid underscoring hazards circumstances made mention whether encounter arranged indeed facts suggest generally precedents focus act suggestion suggestion corrupting effect reliability brathwaite eyewitness evidence derived suggestive circumstances explained uniquely resistant ordinary tests adversary process eyewitness made identification often becomes convinced accuracy regardless initial misidentification comes witness thereafter apt retain memory image photograph rather person actually seen reducing trustworthiness subsequent courtroom identification simmons emphasis added see also wade witness likely recant suggestion bolsters confidence trial eyewitness artificially inflated confidence identification accuracy complicates jury task assessing witness credibility reliability also impairs defendant ability attack eyewitness credibility stovall turn jeopardizes defendant basic right subject accuser meaningful see wade viewed absolute assurance accuracy reliability many variables pitfalls exist end result suggestion whether intentional unintentional fortify testimony bearing directly guilt juries find extremely convincing hesitant discredit see pretrial proceedings results might well settle accused fate reduce trial mere formality gilbert witness testimony lineup identification enhance impact identification jury consistent focus reliability declined adopt per se rule excluding suggestive identifications instead reliability linchpin deciding admissibility brathwaite explained suggestive identification procedure intrude upon constitutionally protected see also neil biggers rejecting proposition unnecessary suggestiveness alone requires exclusion evidence suggestive confrontations disapproved increase likelihood misidentification likelihood misidentification violates defendant right due process see also ex rel kirby sturges stevens due process clause applies proceedings result deprivation life liberty property constitutional violation results showup occurs courtroom police station short stovall due process right protects evidentiary interest brathwaite protect evidentiary interest applied inquiry first defendant burden showing eyewitness identification derived impermissibly suggestive simmons second defendant meets burden courts consider whether identification reliable totality circumstances step entails considering witness opportunity view perpetrator degree attention accuracy description level certainty time crime pretrial confrontation weighing factors corrupting effect suggestive identification brathwaite identifications admissible standard fairness required due process clause however demands subset unreliable identifications carrying substantial likelihood excluded biggers ii majority today creates novel significant limitation longstanding rule eyewitness identifications impermissibly suggestive pose substantial likelihood unreliable identification deemed inadmissible trial suggestive circumstances ante absent improper police arrangement improper police conduct rigging majority holds inquiry even com play ante agree majority simply hold eyewitness identification must product police action trigger ordinary inquiry rather majority maintains suggestive circumstances giving rise identification must police rigg ed ante terms connote degree intentional orchestration manipulation see brief respondent indication police deliberately tried manipulate evidence brief amicus curiae one deliberately arranged circumstances obtain identification majority exempts eyewitness identifications derived suggestive circumstances however suggestive however unreliable due process check majority thus appears graft mens rea requirement onto existing case illustrates police intent paramount acknowledges perry alleges accidental showup brief petitioner emphasis added see ante scene crime standing next police officer majority fact police intend showup even inadvertently caused course police procedure ends inquiry police questioning eyewitness blandon perpetrator identity intentionally detaining perry parking lot intended blandon identify perpetrator window presumably majority view police asked blandon move window identify perpetrator made difference see tr oral arg note however majority leaves required inquiry less clear parts opinion suggests police must arrange identification procedure regardless whether inten arranged procedure suggestive ante see also ante elsewhere indicates police must arrange suggestive lead witness identify accused see ante still elsewhere refers police conduct ante connoting bad faith police arrangement relate procedure suggestiveness relates procedure suggestive preprocedure encounters longer raise concerns police need inten arranged procedure suggestive ante makes police action improper mean unintentional police suggestiveness lineup impermissibly suggestive majority runs headlong wade yes basis deterrence distinguish unintentional police suggestiveness accidental confrontation inquiry sow needless police called perry blandon police station interviews blandon saw perry questioned sufficiently improper police arrangement perry voluntarily come police station change result today opinion renders applicability ordinary inquiry contingent murky exercise whereas inquiry focuses overall reliability account spontaneity witness identification degree police manipulation circumstances today opinion forecloses assessment establishing new inflexible step zero majority regards limitation rule compelled precedent chief rationale ante none prior cases involved situations police arrange suggestive circumstances ante see also ante necessarily true given seemingly unintentional encounter highlighted wade even true unsurprising vast majority eyewitness identifications state uses criminal prosecutions obtained lineup showup photograph displays arranged police precedents reflect practical reality also beside point due process concerns predicated source suggestiveness rather likelihood misidentification violates defendant right due process biggers concerned suggestion corrupting effect identification reliability brathwaite accordingly whether police created suggestive circumstances intentionally inadvertently resulting identification raises due process concerns less likely misidentify perpetrator less powerful jury defendant less equipped challenge identification prejudiced trial inquiry thus untethers doctrine designed protect inviting arbitrary results indeed majority approach lies tension precedents whereas previously disclaimed crabbed view suggestiveness result police procedures intentionally designed prejudice wade majority focus police rigging improper conduct revive whereas precedents sensitive intentional unintentional suggestiveness alike see supra today decision narrows concern intentionally orchestrated suggestive confrontations described evil avoided likelihood misidentification biggers today decision however means even primary evil apex need avoid long suggestive circumstances stem improper police arrangement majority gives several additional reasons applying due process rule beyond improperly circumstances unwarranted view none withstands close inspection first majority insists precedents aim deter police rigging identification procedures rule limited applications advance primary aim key premise ante citing brathwaite mischaracterizes cases discussed deterrence brathwaite brathwaite challenged inquiry lacking deterrence value brathwaite argued deterrence per se rule excluding suggestive identifications said rule probes reliability suggestive identifications totality circumstances expected significant deterrent impact rebutted brathwaite criticism language majority wrenches context upon summarizing brathwaite argument acknowledged several interests considered ibid compared two rules interest first noted driving force behind wade companion cases concern jury hear eyewitness testimony unless evidence aspects reliability found approaches responsive concern per se rule go far suppressing reliable evidence noted second factor deterrence conceding per se rule significant deterrent effect noting rule also influence police behavior finally noted third factor effect administration justice describing per se rule serious drawbacks front ibid list primary aim ringing endorsement primacy deterrence simply underscored responding brathwaite rule without deterrence benefits contrary clarified deterrence subsidiary concern reliability driving force doctrine stretch claim rule apply wherever deterrence rationale inapposite ante second majority coleman alabama held due process violation occurred nothing police said identification shows rule linked improper police arrangement ante misreads decision coleman petitioners challenged witness identification trial grounds tainted suggestive pretrial lineup held due process violation occurred identification entirely based upon observations time assault induced conduct lineup thus said stem identification procedure impermissibly suggestive give rise substantial likelihood irreparable misidentification plurality opinion dismissed asserted suggestive influences bearing identification petitioners claimed police intimated witness attackers lineup found record devoid evidence anything police said induced identification petitioners claimed alone made say certain words found witness identified petitioners either said anything one petitioner claimed singled wear hat found witness identification id appear based fact remembered attacker worn hat ibid thus far indicating improper police conduct prerequisite coleman merely held influence witness fact concluding lineup impermissibly suggestive give rise substantial likelihood irreparable misidentification coleman indicates inquiry truncated threshold absence police misconduct third majority emphasizes rely jury determine reliability evidence see ante cases rooted assumption eyewitness identifications upend ordinary expectation province jury weigh credibility competing witnesses kansas ventris noted jurors find eyewitness evidence unusually powerful ability assess credibility hindered witness false confidence accuracy identification disability way intent behind suggestive circumstances majority appeals protecting jury domain moreover appeared dissent dissent see foster california black dissenting jury sole tribunal weigh determine facts must allowed hear eyewitnesses decide whether recognize truth simmons black concurring part dissenting part weight evidence question jury majority assurance constitutional protections like sixth amendment rights compulsory process confrontation suffice expose unreliable identifications compare ante foster black dissenting constitution sets standards unfairness criminal trials including sixth amendment right compulsory process right confront witnesses majority appeal leave reliability rules evidence compare ante foster black dissenting evidence designed interests fair stovall black dissenting result put constitutional mould rule evidence arguments prevail prevail fourth majority suggests applying rule beyond suggestive circumstances entail heavy practical burden requiring courts engage preliminary judicial inquiry eyewitness identifications ante inaccurate burden showing impermissibly suggestive circumstances defendant objection falls defendant raise implicit majority reassurance perry may resort rules evidence lieu due process precedents trial courts entertaining defendants objections pretrial trial unreliable eyewitness evidence event relevant question standard admissibility governing objections see reason water standard equally suggestive unreliable identification simply suggestive confrontation unplanned bears reminding moreover set high bar suppression vast majority eyewitnesses proceed testify jury date foster case found due process violation flood claims four federal circuits seen basis distinction precedents long indicated due process scrutiny applies suggestive identification procedures see dunnigan keane bouthot thigpen cory see also green loggins today decision nonetheless precludes even possibility unintended confrontation meet bar mandating summary dismissal every claim threshold finally majority questions rationally distinguish suggestiveness factors bearing reliability eyewitness evidence poor vision prior grudge ante broadly distinguish eyewitness evidence kinds arguably unreliable evidence ante precedents however emphasized number instances records english miscarriage justice mistaken identification wade observed influence improper suggestion upon identifying witnesses probably accounts miscarriages justice single factor majority points type evidence shares rare confluence characteristics makes eyewitness evidence unique threat fairness trial jailhouse informants cf ante unreliable may similarly resistant traditional tools adversarial process anything met particular skepticism juries one thing passage time cast doubt empirical premises precedents opposite happened vast body scientific literature reinforced every concern precedents articulated nearly ago though merits barely parenthetical mention majority opinion ante past three decades two thousand studies related eyewitness identification published one state recently appointed special master conduct exhaustive survey current state scientific evidence concluded research extensive represents standard terms applicability social science research law state henderson experimental methods findings tested retested subjected scientific scrutiny journals evaluated lens replicated times settings ibid see also schmechel easterly loftus beyond ken testing jurors understanding eyewitness reliability evidence jurimetrics noting nearly unanimous consensus among researchers eyewitness reliability field core findings empirical evidence demonstrates eyewitness misidentification single greatest cause wrongful convictions country researchers found staggering first convictions overturned due dna evidence since involved eyewitness study study demonstrates eyewitness recollections highly susceptible distortion postevent information social cues jurors routinely overestimate accuracy eyewitness identifications jurors place greatest weight eyewitness confidence assessing even though confidence poor gauge accuracy suggestiveness stem sources beyond majority today adopts artificially narrow conception dangers suggestive identifications time concerns deepened iii many reasons perry particular situation might violate due process trial found circumstances surrounding blandon identification rise impermissibly suggestive level clear moreover substantial likelihood misidentification given blandon lack equivocation scene short time crime confrontation fairly well lit parking lot app new hampshire however never made findings either point majority decision today never opinion today renders defendant due process protection contingent whether suggestive circumstances giving rise eyewitness identification stem improper police arrangement view lies tension precedents holistic conception dangers suggestion untethered evidentiary interest due process right protects view ordinary inquiry apply whether police created suggestive circumstances intentionally inadvertently new hampshire truncated inquiry threshold vacate judgment remand proper analysis respectfully dissent footnotes dissent appears urge suggestive circumstances raise due process concerns warranting pretrial ruling see post neither perry dissent however points single case required pretrial screening absent identification procedure understandably cases instead dissent surveys decisions heedless police arrangement underlies every one inventing longstanding rule post never existed dissent suggests imposing mens rea requirement post otherwise altering precedent way case law makes clear triggers due process concerns police use unnecessarily suggestive identification procedure whether intended arranged procedure suggestive box clay found ground near first encountered perry contained speakers app theft charge based taking items clavijo car criminal mischief count founded shattering clavijo car window compare bouthot due process requires federal courts scrutinize suggestive identification procedures orchestrated police dunnigan keane thigpen cory kimberlin due process check required cases involving improper state action zeiler state addison state reid state nordstrom semple state harris state ind state pailon commonwealth mass state brown ohio wilson commonwealth among factors considered evaluating witness ability make accurate identification listed opportunity witness view criminal time crime witness degree attention accuracy prior description criminal level certainty demonstrated confrontation time crime confrontation manson brathwaite citing neil biggers description question presented brathwaite assumes improper state action occurred due process clause fourteenth amendment compe exclusion state criminal trial apart consideration reliability pretrial identification evidence obtained police procedure suggestive unnecessary see model crim jury instr holley pattern crim jury instr pattern crim jury instr fed crim jury instr model crim jury instr district courts model crim jury instr crim pattern jury instr pattern jury instr crim cases spec instr rev jury ed judicial council cal crim jury instr summer crim jury instr ga suggested pattern jury instr crim cases ed pattern jury supp pattern md crim jury instr commentary ed supp mass crim model jury instr jury instr guides supp crim jury instr crim jury instr identification one witness identification witness plus ed okla uniform jury supp pa suggested standard crim jury instr ed pattern jury ed utah model jury instr ed model instructions crim jury instr comm nos crim jury instr ed footnotes facts case involve police action reach question whether due process triggered situations involving police action whatsoever wade held dangers pretrial identification procedures necessitated right counsel day stovall held defendant ineligible wade rule still entitled challenge confrontation due process violation two companion cases advancing interrelated rules avoid unfairness trial resulting suggestive pretrial confrontations wade exposition dangers suggestiveness informs contexts see manson brathwaite wade companion cases reflect concern jury hear eyewitness testimony unless evidence aspects reliability precedents refer impermissibly unnecessarily unduly suggestive circumstances interchangeably see brathwaite impermissibly unnecessarily neil biggers impermissibly unnecessarily coleman alabama unduly impermissibly simmons unduly impermissibly circuits followed suit thigpen cory unduly green loggins unnecessarily impermissibly reinforce focus act suggestion whether suggestiveness rises level undermines reliability police machinations heighten likelihood misidentification prerequisite finding confrontation impermissibly suggestive give rise substantial likelihood misidentification simmons majority denies imposed mens rea requirement see ante confining due process concerns identification procedures done majority acknowledges whether police intended arranged procedure suggestive irrelevant precedents still places dispositive weight whether police intended procedure state henderson see also benn state dubose dept justice office justice programs connors lundregan miller mcewen convicted juries exonerated science case studies use dna evidence establish innocence trial cutler penrod mistaken identification eyewitness psychology law wells good identified suspect feedback eyewitnesses distorts reports witnessing experience applied psychology garrett convicting innocent criminal prosecutions go wrong see also innocence project facts dna exonerations postconviction dna exoneration cases involved eyewitness misidentification http visited available clerk case file dept justice national institute justice eyewitness evidence guide law enforcement iii felony convictions overturned dna evidence involved eyewitness misidentification see gabbert memon allan wright say face examining effects socially encountered misinformation legal criminological psychol douglass steblay memory distortion eyewitnesses feedback effect applied cognitive psychol see brigham bothwell ability prospective jurors estimate accuracy eyewitness identifications law hum behav nearly study respondents overestimated accuracy rates identifications see also sigler couch eyewitness testimony jury verdict psychol see cutler penrod mistaken identification lindsay wells rumpel people detect accuracy within across situations applied psychol see brewer feast rishworth eyewitness identification experimental psychol applied average correlations generally estimated little see also sporer penrod read cutler choosing confidence accuracy relation eyewitness identification studies psychol bull see brief wilton dedge et al amici curiae