manson brathwaite argued november decided june glover trained negro undercover state police officer purchased heroin seller open doorway apartment standing two three minutes within two feet seller hallway illuminated natural light minutes later glover described seller another police officer colored man approximately five feet eleven inches tall dark complexion black hair short afro style high cheekbones heavy build police officer suspecting description respondent might seller left police photograph respondent office glover viewed two days later identified picture seller connecticut respondent charged convicted possession sale heroin trial held eight months crime photograph received evidence without objection glover testified doubt person shown photograph respondent also made positive identification without objection connecticut affirmed conviction respondent filed petition habeas corpus federal district alleging admission identification testimony state trial deprived due process law violation fourteenth amendment district dismissed petition appeals reversed holding evidence photograph excluded regardless reliability examination single photograph unnecessary suggestive identification unreliable event held due process clause fourteenth amendment compel exclusion identification evidence pp reliability linchpin determining admissibility identification testimony confrontations occurring prior stovall denno wherein held determination depends totality circumstances factors weighed corrupting effect suggestive procedure assessing reliability set neil biggers include witness opportunity view criminal time crime witness degree attention accuracy prior description criminal level certainty demonstrated confrontation time crime confrontation pp totality circumstances case exist substantial likelihood irreparable misidentification simmons glover casual observer trained police officer sufficient opportunity view suspect accurately described positively identified respondent photograph suspect made photograph identification two days crime pp blackmun delivered opinion burger stewart white powell rehnquist stevens joined stevens filed concurring opinion post marshall filed dissenting opinion brennan joined post bernard gaffney argued cause petitioner brief george stoughton david golub argued cause respondent brief frederick weisberg richard silver jay sandak justice blackmun delivered opinion case presents issue whether due process clause fourteenth amendment compels exclusion state criminal trial apart consideration reliability pretrial identification evidence obtained police procedure suggestive unnecessary decisions stovall denno neil biggers particularly implicated jimmy glover trooper connecticut state police assigned narcotics division undercover capacity may year still daylight glover henry alton brown informant went apartment building westland hartford purpose purchasing narcotics dickie boy cicero known narcotics dealer cicero thought lived third floor apartment building tr glover brown entered building observed backup officers gaffey proceeded stairs third floor glover knocked door one two apartments served stairway area illuminated natural light window third floor hallway door opened inches response knock glover observed man standing door behind woman brown identified glover asked two things narcotics man door held hand glover gave two bills door closed soon man returned handed glover two glassine bags door open glover stood within two feet person made purchase observed face five seven minutes elapsed time door first opened closed second time glover brown left building eight minutes arrival glover drove headquarters described seller gaffey glover time know identity seller described colored man approximately five feet eleven inches tall dark complexion black hair short afro style high cheekbones heavy build wearing time blue pants plaid shirt suspecting description respondent might seller obtained photograph respondent records division hartford police department left glover office acquainted respondent personally know sight seen everal times prior may glover alone viewed photograph first time upon return headquarters may identified person shown one purchased narcotics toxicological report contents glassine bags revealed presence heroin report dated july respondent arrested july visiting apartment ramsey third floor westland apartment narcotics sale taken place may respondent charged information possession sale heroin violation stat rev amended trial january photograph glover identified respondent received evidence without objection part defense tr glover also testified although seen respondent eight months elapsed since sale doubt whatsoever mind person shown photograph respondent glover also made positive identification without objection explanation offered prosecution failure utilize photographic array conduct lineup respondent took stand defense testified may day question ill albany avenue apartment lot back pains muscle spasms bad heart high blood pressure neuralgia face sinus time particular day westland wife testified recalled husband refreshed memory home day may doctor wesley vietzke internist assistant professor medicine university connecticut testified respondent consulted april took medical history heard complaints back facial pain discovered high blood pressure physician found respondent subjectively great discomfort respondent fact underwent surgery herniated disc august jury found respondent guilty counts information received sentence less six nine years conviction affirmed per curiam connecticut state brathwaite noted absence objection glover identification concluded respondent shown substantial injustice resulted admission evidence connecticut law substantial injustice must shown claim error made passed trial considered appeal ibid fourteen months later respondent filed petition habeas corpus district district connecticut alleged admission identification testimony state trial deprived due process law entitled fourteenth amendment district unreported written opinion based review state trial transcript dismissed respondent petition appeal appeals second circuit reversed instructions issue writ unless state gave notice desire retry respondent new trial occurred within reasonable time fixed district judge brief summary felt evidence photograph excluded regardless reliability examination single photograph unnecessary suggestive view evidence unreliable event granted certiorari ii stovall denno supra decided concerned petitioner convicted new york murder arrested day following crime taken police hospital victim wife also wounded assault patient observing stovall hearing speak identified murderer later made identification federal habeas stovall claimed identification testimony violated fifth sixth fourteenth amendment rights district dismissed petition appeals en banc affirmed also affirmed identification issue reviewed practice showing suspect singly purposes identification claim unnecessarily suggestive conducive irreparable mistaken identification constituted denial due process law noted practice widely condemned concluded claimed violation due process law conduct confrontation depends totality circumstances surrounding ibid case showing stovall victim spouse imperative quoted observations appeals effect spouse person possibly exonerate accused hospital far courthouse jail one knew long might live able visit jail taking stovall hospital room feasible procedure circumstances usual police station question neil biggers supra decided concerned respondent convicted tennessee rape evidence consisting part victim visual voice identification biggers showup seven months crime victim assailant presence time directly observed indoors full moon outdoors testified doubt biggers assailant previously given police description assailant made identification others presented previous showups lineups photographs federal habeas district held confrontation suggestive violate due process appeals affirmed reversed issue held evidence properly allowed go jury reviewed stovall certain later cases considered scope due process protection admission evidence derived suggestive identification procedures namely simmons foster california coleman alabama concluded general guidelines emerged cases relationship suggestiveness misidentification admission evidence showup without violate due process expressed concern lapse seven months crime confrontation observed seriously negative factor cases central question however whether totality circumstances identification reliable even though confrontation procedure suggestive applying test found substantial likelihood misidentification evidence properly allowed go jury biggers well might seen provide unambiguous answer question us admission testimony concerning suggestive unnecessary identification procedure violate due process long identification possesses sufficient aspects reliability one passage however observed challenged procedure occurred strict rule make little sense regard confrontation preceded first indication suggestive procedure might lead exclusion evidence one perhaps might argue implication suggested different rule apply question us simply whether biggers analysis applies confrontations well iii present case district observed sole evidence tying brathwaite possession sale heroin consisted identifications police undercover agent jimmy glover app pet cert constitutional issue stated first inquiry whether police used impermissibly suggestive procedure obtaining identification second inquiry whether circumstances suggestive procedure gave rise substantial likelihood irreparable misidentification biggers simmons cited noted second circuit controlling clear type identification procedure display single photograph impermissibly suggestive turned second inquiry app pet cert factors biggers specified consideration recited applied concluded substantial likelihood irreparable misidentification referred facts glover within two feet seller duration confrontation least couple minutes natural light window skylight adequate light see clearly hall glover certainly paying attention identify seller trained police officer realized later find arrest person dealing gave detailed description reliability description supported fact enabled pick single photograph thereafter positively identified glover two days elapsed crime photographic identification despite fact another eight months passed identification glover doubt brathwaite person sold heroin appeals confirmed exhibition single photograph glover impermissibly suggestive felt addition unnecessarily emergency little urgency said prior decision biggers except cases harmless error conviction secured result admitting identification obtained impermissibly suggestive unnecessary measures stand ibid noted felt might opposing inferences drawn passages biggers concluded case preserved principle requiring exclusion identifications resulting unnecessarily suggestive confrontation situations also concluded identifications biggers changed existing rule thus evidence identification unnecessarily obtained impermissibly suggestive means must excluded stovall rules less stringent force police administrators prosecutors adopt procedures give fair assurance awful risks misidentification finally said even conclusion wrong writ nevertheless issue took judicial notice may sunset hartford characterized glover duty undercover agent one cause arrests made description suspect one applied hundreds hartford black males ibid identification little meaning brathwaite counsel table fact respondent arrested apartment sale made subject implausible explanation respondent although evidently credited jury troubled long unexplained delay arrest great danger respondent convicted man previously observed near scene thought likely offender arrested known ramsey apartment rather glover really remembered seller iv petitioner outset acknowledges procedure instant case suggestive one photograph used unnecessary emergency exigent circumstance brief petitioner tr oral arg respondent agreement appeals proposes per se rule exclusion claims dictated demands fourteenth amendment guarantee due process rightly observes first case occasion rule upon strictly identification evidence challenged kind since decision biggers courts appeals appear developed least two approaches evidence see pulaski neil biggers dismantles wade trilogy due process protection stan rev first per se approach employed second circuit present case focuses procedures employed requires exclusion identification evidence without regard reliability whenever obtained unnecessarily suggested confrontation procedures justifications advanced elimination evidence uncertain reliability deterrence police prosecutors stated fair assurance awful risks misidentification see smith coiner cert denied sub nom wallace smith second lenient approach one continues rely totality circumstances permits admission confrontation evidence despite suggestive aspect identification possesses certain features reliability adherents feel per se approach mandated due process clause fourteenth amendment second approach contrast ad hoc serves limit societal costs imposed sanction excludes relevant evidence consideration evaluation trier fact see ex rel kirby sturges opinion judge justice stevens cert denied stanley cox cert denied sub nom stanley slayton justice stevens writing seventh circuit kirby supra observed surprising unanimity among scholars regarding rule per se approach essential avoid serious risk miscarriage justice pointed federal judges taken position evidence derived showup identification inadmissible unless prosecutor justify failure use reliable identification procedure indeed ali model code procedure hereafter model code frowns upon use showup display single photograph respondent stresses theme need deterrence improper identification practice factor regards photographic identification said continues needlessly employed notes legislative regulation hoped wade engender brief respondent forthcoming argues totality rule expected significant deterrent impact strict rule exclusion direct immediate impact law enforcement agents identification evidence convincing jury sweeping exclusionary rules required fairness trial threatened suggestive confrontation evidence thus said exclusionary rule established constitutional predicate course several interests considered taken account driving force behind wade gilbert california right counsel lineup stovall decided day concern problems eyewitness identification usually witness must testify encounter total stranger circumstances emergency emotional stress witness recollection stranger distorted easily circumstances later actions police thus wade companion cases reflect concern jury hear eyewitness testimony unless evidence aspects reliability must observed approaches us responsive concern per se rule however goes far since application automatically peremptorily without consideration alleviating factors keeps evidence jury reliable relevant second factor deterrence although per se approach significant deterrent effect totality approach also influence police behavior police guard unnecessarily suggestive procedures totality rule well per se one fear actions lead exclusion identifications unreliable third factor effect administration justice per se approach suffers serious drawbacks since denies trier reliable evidence may result occasion guilty going free also rigidity per se approach may make error trial judge likely totality approach cases admission identification evidence error per se approach totality approach cases identification reliable despite unnecessarily suggestive identification procedure reversal draconian sanction certainly inflexible rules exclusion may frustrate rather promote justice viewed recently unlimited enthusiasm see example several opinions brewer williams see also janis true noted biggers referred character confrontation case observation one factor judgmental process translate holding confrontation evidence automatically excluded standard fairness required due process clause fourteenth amendment see lovasco rochin california stovall reference totality circumstances biggers continuing stress totality singly together establish strict exclusionary rule new standard due process judge leventhal although speaking situation correctly described stovall protecting evidentiary interest time recognizing limited extent interest adversary system therefore conclude reliability linchpin determining admissibility identification testimony confrontations factors considered set biggers include opportunity witness view criminal time crime witness degree attention accuracy prior description criminal level certainty demonstrated confrontation time crime confrontation factors weighed corrupting effect suggestive identification turn facts case apply analysis opportunity view glover testified two three minutes stood apartment door within two feet respondent door opened twice time man stood door moments passed conversation took place payment made glover looked directly vendor near sunset sure sun yet set dark even dusk twilight natural light outside entered hallway window natural light well inside apartment degree attention glover casual passing observer often case eyewitness identification trooper glover trained police officer duty specialized dangerous duty called third floor westland hartford may glover negro unlikely perceive general features hundreds hartford black males appeals stated true glover duty ferreting narcotics offenders expected work produce results also true specially trained assigned experienced officer expected pay scrupulous attention detail knew subsequently find arrest vendor addition knew claimed observations subject later close scrutiny examination trial accuracy description glover description given within minutes transaction included vendor race height build color style hair high cheekbone facial feature also included clothing vendor wore claim made respondent possess physical characteristics described reacted positively two days later glover alone viewed photograph produced identified subject narcotics seller witness level certainty dispute photograph question respondent glover response question whether photograph person made purchase testified question whatsoever tr positive assurance repeated time crime confrontation glover description vendor given within minutes crime photographic identification took place two days later passage weeks months crime viewing photograph indicators glover ability make accurate identification hardly outweighed corrupting effect challenged identification although identifications arising displays may viewed general suspicion see simmons find instant case little pressure witness acquiesce suggestion display entails left photograph glover office present glover first viewed two days event thus little urgency glover view photograph leisure since glover examined photograph alone coercive pressure make identification arising presence another identification made circumstances allowing care reflection although plays part analysis assurance reliability identification hardly undermined facts respondent arrested apartment sale taken place acknowledged frequent visits apartment surely say circumstances case substantial likelihood irreparable misidentification short point evidence jury weigh content rely upon good sense judgment american juries evidence element untrustworthiness customary grist jury mill juries susceptible measure intelligently weight identification testimony questionable feature course better presented glover photographic array including far practicable reasonable number persons similar person suspected whose likeness included array model code use procedure enhanced force identification trial avoided risk evidence excluded unreliable disposed view failure one constitutional dimension enforced rigorous unbending exclusionary rule defect one goes weight substance conclude criteria laid biggers applied determining admissibility evidence offered prosecution concerning identification criteria satisfactorily met complied judgment appeals reversed ordered footnotes appears door glover knocked may cicero apartment petitioner concedes event transaction effected person intended glover testimony brown later called witness prosecution testified direct examination due use heroin clear recollection details incident tr interview defense counsel preceding day said woman opened door received money thereafter produced narcotics redirect acknowledged using heroin daily time day inability recall remember events respondent testified lots times building also testified ramsey friend wife apartment one building ever visited family consisting wife five children live albany avenue hartford statutes since amended ways affect present litigation see pub acts pub acts pub acts pub acts pub acts neither party submitted request district independent factual hearing respondent claims see supra although objection made state trial admission identification testimony photograph issue propriety evidence raised appeal connecticut petitioner asserted claims related failure respondent either exhaust state remedies make contemporaneous objections district appeals somewhat different reason app pet cert concluded merits properly inclined rule otherwise simmons involved photographs mostly group ones shown victims made identifications discussed chance misidentification declined prohibit procedure either exercise supervisory power still less matter constitutional requirement held case must considered facts conviction set aside identification procedure impermissibly suggestive give rise substantial likelihood irreparable misidentification ibid identification offered justice black denied simmons due process claim frivolous foster concerned repeated confrontations suspect manager office robbed second lineup first personal confrontation manager identified suspect trial testified made identification reaffirmed stovall standard concluded repeated confrontations suggestive violate due process case remanded state courts consider question harmless error coleman plurality view trial err found victim identifications stem lineup procedure impermissibly suggestive give rise substantial likelihood misidentification justice marshall argues dissent cases established two different due process tests two different situations post pretrial identifications covered stovall said require exclusion evidence concerning unnecessarily suggestive pretrial identifications without regard reliability identifications hand governed simmons admissibility turns reliability cases sorted one category biggers clearly adopts reliability identification guiding factor admissibility pretrial identifications condemned mixing two lines adopting uniform rule although must acknowledged cases uniform emphasis hardly suggest formal structure dissent impose cases truly established two different rules one might expect point least passing reference fact none biggers departed grievously past cases surprising least mention point justice brennan dissent fact cases readily sorted dissent suggests although foster involved identifications seemed apply single standard although coleman involved identification plurality cited stovall guiding rule claim assessed totality surrounding circumstances thus biggers properly seen departure past cases synthesis although per se approach demands exclusion testimony concerning unnecessarily suggestive identifications permit admission testimony concerning subsequent identification including identification subsequent identification determined reliable totality approach contrast simpler challenged identification reliable testimony identification wake admissible fourth circuit recent decision smith coiner described one applying second totality test interest obtaining convictions guilty also urges police adopt procedures show resulting identification accurate suggestive procedures often vitiate weight evidence trial jury may tend discount evidence cf mcgowan constitutional interpretation criminal identification wm mary rev unlike warrantless search suggestive preindictment identification procedure intrude upon constitutionally protected interest thus considerations urging exclusion evidence deriving constitutional violation bear instant problem see ex rel kirby sturges essence stovall due process right protects evidentiary interest part adversary system accept trial much evidence strong elements untrustworthiness obvious example testimony witnesses bias identification testimony significant evidence testimony still evidence unlike presence counsel factor goes heart integrity adversary process counsel identification witnesses argue summation factors causing doubts accuracy identification including reference suggestibility identification procedure countervailing testimony alibi clemons app concurring opinion omitted cert denied ramsey witness trial troubled appeals long unexplained delay respondent arrest arrest took place july toxicological report verifying substance sold heroin issued days earlier july days verification contents glassine bags constitute us long period positive toxicological report received within fortnight arrest delay perhaps unexplained justice stevens concurring join opinion emphasize two points first indicated opinion ex rel kirby sturges arguments favor fashioning new rules minimize danger convicting innocent basis unreliable eyewitness testimony carry substantial force nevertheless reasons stated opinion well stated today persuaded rulemaking function performed effectively legislative process somewhat clumsy judicial fiat federal constitution foreclose experimentation development rules second evaluating admissibility particular identification testimony sometimes difficult put evidence guilt entirely one side justice blackmun opinion carefully avoids pitfall correctly relies appropriate indicia reliability identification although consider factual question case extremely close persuaded resolved properly case example fact defendant regular visitor apartment drug transaction occurred tends confirm guilt kirby case conviction robbery fact papers victim wallet found possession defendant made difficult question reliability identification facts however considered support admissibility eyewitness testimony applying criteria identified neil biggers properly analyzed however facts relevant question whether error admitting identification testimony harmless justice marshall justice brennan joins dissenting today decision come surprise watching dismantle protections mistaken eyewitness testimony erected decade ago wade gilbert california stovall denno still distressing see virtually ignore teaching experience embodied decisions blindly uphold conviction defendant may well innocent magnitude error seen analyzing cases wade trilogy decisions following foundation wade trilogy recognition high incidence miscarriage justice resulting admission mistaken eyewitness identification evidence criminal trials wade supra relying numerous studies made many years scholars professor wigmore justice frankfurter concluded vagaries eyewitness identification annals criminal law rife instances mistaken identification ibid course impossible control one source errors faulty perceptions unreliable memories witnesses except vigorously contested trials conducted diligent counsel judges wade cases acted however minimize preventable threat posed accurate identification degree suggestion inherent manner prosecution presents suspect witnesses pretrial identification ibid wade gilbert california prohibiting admission trial evidence pretrial confrontations accused represented counsel protection afforded holding identification following uncounseled lineup allowable prosecution clearly convincingly demonstrate tainted constitutional violation way held confrontations fraught danger misidentification made fairer sixth amendment rights assistance counsel confrontation witnesses trial effectively preserved crux wade decisions however unusual threat process posed frequent untrustworthiness eyewitness identification testimony combined fact juries unfortunately often unduly receptive evidence fundamental fact judicial experience ignored today stovall denno holding wade prophylactic rules retroactive decided time reflects concerns reliability identification testimony stovall recognized regardless sixth amendment principles conduct confrontation may unnecessarily suggestive conducive irreparable mistaken identification deny due process law pretrial confrontation stovall plainly suggestive evidence introduced trial along witness identification ruled violation due process however unusual necessity procedure outweighed danger suggestion stovall thus established due process right criminal suspects free confrontations circumstances unnecessarily suggestive right enforceable exclusion trial evidence constitutionally invalid identification comparison wade gilbert confirms interpretation sixth amendment holding apply stovall found analogous fourteenth amendment right lineup conducted fundamentally fair manner interpretation reinforced statement claimed violation due process law conduct confrontation depends totality circumstances surrounding emphasis added significantly several years later stovall viewed precisely way even limited wade gilbert confrontations due process clause forbids lineup unnecessarily suggestive conducive irreparable mistaken identification stovall denno foster california kirby illinois emphasis added development due process protections mistaken identification evidence begun stovall continued simmons developed different rule deal admission identification testimony accused claimed fatally tainted previous suggestive confrontation simmons exclusionary effect stovall already accomplished since prosecution made use suggestive confrontation simmons therefore deal constitutionality pretrial identification procedure question impact due process clause identification unnecessarily suggestive simmons held due process violated later identification pretrial procedure impermissibly suggestive give rise substantial likelihood irreparable misidentification test focused necessity challenged pretrial procedure degree suggestiveness entailed applying test understandably considered circumstances surrounding witnesses initial opportunity view crime finding suggestion pretrial confrontation affected fairness identification simmons rejected petitioner due process attack conviction comparison wade cases instructive inquiry mandated simmons similar test used wade identification sought following uncounseled lineup cases issue whether witness identifying defendant solely basis memory events time crime whether merely remembering person picked pretrial procedure accordingly situations relevant inquiry includes factors bearing accuracy witness identification including opportunity view crime thus stovall simmons established two different due process tests two different situations prosecution sought use evidence questionable pretrial identification stovall required exclusion due process violated confrontation unless necessity unduly suggestive procedure outweighed potential generating irreparably mistaken identification simmons test hand directed ascertaining due process violations introduction identification testimony defendant claimed tainted pretrial procedures latter situation consider reliability identification circumstances distinction stovall simmons preserved two succeeding cases foster california like stovall involved unduly suggestive pretrial procedures evidence introduced trial tainted identification accordingly foster applied stovall test held police procedure undermined reliability eyewitness identification violate due process emphasis added contrast coleman alabama witness pretrial identification used bolster identification plurality opinion applied test enunciated simmons concluded identification violate due process stem allegedly suggestive lineup inexplicably seemed erase distinction stovall simmons situations neil biggers biggers pretrial confrontation clearly suggestive unnecessary evidence together identification admitted trial biggers short case plainly cast stovall mold yet without explanation apparent recognition distinction applied simmons test stated primary evil avoided substantial likelihood irreparable misidentification simmons likelihood misidentification violates defendant right due process statement accurately describes lesson simmons plainly ignores teaching stovall foster unnecessarily suggestive pretrial confrontation violates due process simply disregard due process analysis stovall went take simmons standard assessing constitutionality identification substantial likelihood irreparable misidentification transform standard admissibility testimony concerning identification deleting word irreparable simmons formulation metamorphosis accomplished however ignoring fact stovall fortified months earlier kirby illinois see supra established test precisely situation focused need suggestive procedure surprising commentators almost unanimously mourned demise stovall biggers decision ii apparently consider biggers controlling case entirely agree since believe biggers wrongly decided however concludes biggers distinguishable like identification decisions preceded involved confrontation paragraph biggers seems distinguish confrontations accordingly determining admissibility identification case considers two alternatives per se exclusionary rule approach ante weighs three factors deciding totality approach essentially test used biggers applied ante view wrongly evaluates impact factors first acknowledges one factors deterrence police use unnecessarily suggestive identification procedures favors per se rule indeed heavily rule make unquestionably clear police must never use suggestive procedure fairer alternative available doubt conduct quickly conform rule second gives passing consideration dangers eyewitness identification recognized wade trilogy concludes however grave risk error justify adoption per se approach often result exclusion relevant evidence view conclusion totally ignores lessons wade dangers mistaken identification stovall held simply great permit unnecessarily suggestive identifications neither biggers opinion today points contrary empirical evidence studies since wade reinforced validity assessment dangers identification testimony content rely good sense judgment american juries ante impetus stovall wade repeated miscarriages justice resulting juries willingness credit inaccurate eyewitness testimony finally errs assessment relative impact two approaches administration justice relies heavily factor finding reversal draconian sanction cases identification reliable despite unnecessarily suggestive procedure used obtain relying little strong distaste inflexible rules exclusion rejects per se test ante disregards two significant distinctions per se rule advocated case exclusionary remedies certain constitutional violations first per se rule inflexible evidence suppressed example fruit unlawful search may well forever lost prosecution identification evidence however nature readily effectively reproduced identification permitted wade simmons source independent uncounseled suggestive procedure one example similarly prosecuting attorney learns suggestive confrontation easily arrange another lineup conducted scrupulously fair conditions since factors evaluated applying totality test inquiry identification reliable test support admission evidence concerning fairly conducted lineup evidence additional properly conducted confrontation persuasive jury thereby increasing chance justified conviction reliable identification tainted suggestive confrontation time however effect unnecessarily suggestive identification value whatsoever law enforcement process completely eliminated second exclusionary rules criticized preventing jury consideration relevant usually reliable evidence order serve interests unrelated guilt innocence discouraging illegal searches denial counsel suggestively obtained eyewitness testimony excluded contrast precisely unreliability concomitant irrelevance exclusion protects integrity function trial discourages police use needlessly inaccurate ineffective investigatory methods indeed impermissibly suggestive identifications merely worthless law enforcement tools pose grave threat society large direct way governmental disobedience law see olmstead brandeis dissenting police public erroneously conclude basis unnecessarily suggestive confrontation right man caught convicted real outlaw must still remain large law enforcement failed primary function left society unprotected depredations active criminal reasons conclude adoption per se rule enhance rather detract effective administration justice view totality test allow seriously unreliable misleading evidence put juries equally important allow dangerous criminals remain streets citizens assume police action given protection according calculus three factors upon relies point acceptance per se approach even disturbing reliance totality test however analysis uses suggests reinterpretation concept due process law criminal cases decision suggests due process violations identification procedures may measured whether government employed procedures violating standards fundamental fairness relying probable accuracy challenged identification instead necessity use seems ascertaining whether defendant probably guilty today thought equal justice law meant existence constitutional violations depend race sex religion nationality likely guilt accused due process clause requires adherence high standard fundamental fairness dealing every criminal defendant whatever personal characteristics irrespective strength state case strong evidence defendant guilty relevant determination whether error constitutional magnitude nevertheless harmless beyond reasonable doubt see chapman california importing question guilt initial determination whether constitutional violation apparent effect decision undermine protection afforded due process clause therefore important note state courts remain free interpreting state constitutions guard evil clearly identified case oregon mathiason marshall dissenting iii despite strong disagreement proper standards applied case pleased application totality test recognize continuing vitality stovall assessing reliability identification mandates weighing corrupting effect suggestive identification indicators witness ability make accurate identification ante holds neil biggers failed due process identification inquiry must take account suggestiveness confrontation likelihood led misidentification recognized stovall wade thus even witness otherwise adequate opportunity view criminal later use highly suggestive identification procedure render testimony inadmissible indeed view assuming applicability totality test enunciated facts present case require result consider first opportunity officer glover view suspect careful review record shows see heroin seller time took speak three sentences four five short words hand money tr later door reopened receive drugs return entire transaction taken little seconds time glover attention focused exclusively seller face observed door opened inches window room behind door importantly woman standing behind man glover course also concentrating details transaction must looked away seller face hand money receive drugs observation conversation thus may brief seconds notes glover police officer trained attentive need making accurate identifications nevertheless common sense scholarly study indicate trained observer police officer somewhat less likely make erroneous identification average untrained observer mere fact trained guarantee correct specific case identification testimony scrutinized carefully normal witness wall supra see also levine tapp supra moreover identifications made policemen highly competitive activities undercover narcotic agents scrutinized special care wall supra yet searching inquiry fails make another factor relies witness degree certainty making identification worthless indicator correct even glover unsure initially identification respondent picture time called trial present key piece evidence state paid salary impossible imagine responding negatively questions doubt mind whatsoever identification correct tr noted wade matter common experience witness picked accused pretrial confrontation likely go back word later quoting williams hammelmann identification parades crim rev next finds identification procedure took place two days crime reliability enhanced temporal proximity makes identification reliable one occurring months later fact greatest memory loss occurs within hours event dropoff continues much slowly thus reliability identification increased made within several hours crime time gap greater reliability necessarily decreases finally makes much fact glover gave description seller shortly incident despite assertion glover negro unlikely perceive general features hundreds hartford black males appeals stated ante description given glover actually general summary seller appearance see ante may discount entirely seller clothing significance later proceeding indeed extent glover noticed clothes attention diverted seller face otherwise glover merely described vaguely seller height skin color hairstyle build say seller high cheekbones mention facial features even estimate age conspicuously absent indication seller native west indies certainly something member black community immediately recognize appearance accent must conclude evidence glover ability make accurate identification far weaker finds contrast procedure used identify respondent extraordinarily suggestive strongly conducive error dismissing corrupting effect suggestive identification procedure ante virtually grants police license convict innocent displaying single photograph respondent witness glover circumstances record almost everything done wrong done wrong first place need use photograph photos static often outdated clearly inferior reliability corporeal procedures wall supra people gould cal use photographs justifiable often essential police knowledge offender identity poor reliability photos makes use inexcusable means identification available since detective believed knew seller identity see ante investigation without resort photographic showup easily possible little inconvenience corporeal lineup including brathwaite might arranged properly conducted procedure gone far remove doubt fairness accuracy identification worse still failure use easily available corporeal identification display glover single picture rather photo array good reason procedures widely condemned stovall denno give assurance witness identify criminal among number persons similar appearance surely strongest evidence misidentification simmons first decision involving photographic identification recognized danger witness seeing suggestively displayed picture retain memory image photograph rather person actually seen subsequent identification accused shows nothing except picture good likeness williams hammelmann supra simmons warned danger error greatest police display witness picture single individual also heightened police indicate witness evidence perso pictured committed crime see also ali model code procedure use single picture display single live suspect matter grave error course dramatically suggests witness person shown must culprit else police choose person deeply ingrained human nature agree expressed opinions others particularly others knowledgeable making difficult decision case moreover pressure limited inherent display single photograph glover identifying witness state police officer special assignment knew experienced hartford narcotics detective presumably familiar local drug operations believed respondent seller work loyalty another police officer deference colleague finally course glover knowledge without identification arrest government funds used buy heroin wasted discounts overwhelming evidence suggestiveness however reasons present glover viewed photograph little pressure witness acquiesce suggestion ante conclusion blinks psychological reality doubt mind even absence clear powerful message telegraphed glover looked respondent photograph emphatically told man responded identifying respondent trial whether fact man foster california must conclude record presents compelling evidence substantial likelihood misidentification respondent brathwaite suggestive display respondent photograph witness glover likely erased independent memory glover retained seller barely adequate opportunity observe criminal iv since agree distinguished panel appeals legal standard stovall govern case even facts reveal substantial likelihood misidentification violation respondent right due process law affirm grant habeas corpus relief accordingly dissent reinstatement respondent conviction see wall identification criminal cases sobel identification legal practical problems hammelmann williams identification parades ii crim rev accused negro brought handcuffed seven white police officers employees district attorney hospital room witness murder said encounter hard imagine situation clearly conveying suggestion witness one presented believed guilty police see frankfurter case sacco vanzetti wade police reasonably feared witness might die less suggestive confrontation arranged see also mcgowan constitutional interpretation criminal identification wm mary rev test enunciated stovall permitted consideration witness opportunity observe offender time crime narrowly circumscribed context ascertaining extent challenged procedure conducive irreparable mistaken identification noteworthy however applying test stovall advert significant circumstantial evidence guilt see ex rel stovall denno discuss factors bearing witness opportunity view assailant justice harlan writing simmons acknowledged distinction case stovall describing factual setting applicable due process test noted standard accords resolution similar issue stovall pointedly say cases rely stovall set standard showup consisted two detectives walking respondent past victim police also ordered respondent repeat words used criminal inadequate efforts made secure participants lineup pressing need use showup see sobel supra supp grano kirby biggers ash constitutional safeguards remain danger convicting innocent rev hartman goldberg death warren doctrine suggestive identification nlada briefcase pulaski neil biggers dismantles wade trilogy due process protection stan rev recent developments identification unnecessary suggestiveness may violate due process colum rev see people anderson levine tapp psychology criminal identification gap wade kirby rev man sobering study eyewitness identification polygraph john rev mcgowan supra grano supra recent developments supra moreover exhaustive opinion michigan people anderson supra noted number obvious reasons however including fact systematic study problem reported cases misidentification every likelihood top iceberg writer opinion example able turn three recent unreported cases right michigan course hours inquiry see also washington brennan dissenting brennan state constitutions protection individual rights harv rev cf people anderson supra commonwealth botelho mass see wall supra people anderson supra see levine tapp supra note pretrial identification procedures wade gilbert stovall lower courts bobble ball rev people anderson supra reviewing number cases appeals district columbia circuit concluded several years ago showups occurring perhaps minutes crime generally permissible one taking place four hours later far removed crime scene mcrae app brathwaite come native barbados adult tr also noteworthy informant witnessed transaction described glover trustworthy disagreed glover recollection event informant testified woman apartment took money glover gave drugs return indeed police carefully staged brathwaite arrest apartment used sale see ante indicating fully capable keeping track whereabouts using information investigation noted case witness knew person saw committing crime unusually long time observe criminal identification procedure merely used confirm suspect identity cf wade white dissenting example ongoing narcotics investigation glover met seller number times procedure less objectionable see wade supra people anderson wall supra supra levine tapp supra fact trial record indicates remarkably although appear glover knew time identification impressed immediate response glover description ante alter fact detective witnessed transaction acted wild guess respondent seller hunch rested solely glover vague description yet seen respondent everal times mostly vehicle tr evidence respondent even suspected narcotics dealer thought drugs purchased different apartment one glover actually went identification respondent provides perfect example investigator witness bolstering inadequate knowledge produce seemingly accurate actually worthless identification see sobel supra identification made circumstances allowing care reflection ante hardly unequivocal sign accuracy time reflection easily time reconstructing image dimly remembered coincide powerful suggestion viewer discussion imply lack respect honesty dedication police share frailties human nature create problem justice frank new york decried dangers eyewitness testimony recent article began caveat vantage point ten years district attorney queens county six years trial bench writer holds high regard professional competence personal integrity policemen laudable instances police efforts clear doubtful suspect legion deliberate willful efforts frame railroad innocent man totally unknown least yet officer becomes honestly convinced right man human nature corners may cut niceties forgotten serious error committed supra