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Title: Neil v. Biggers
Author : Supreme Court of the United States
Release Date : January 06, 1972
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 61 KB

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In 1965, after a jury trial in a Tennessee court, respondent was convicted of rape and was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. The States evidence consisted in part of testimony concerning a station-house identification of respondent by the victim. The Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed. Biggers v. State, 219 Tenn. 553, 411 S. W. 2d 696 (1967). On certiorari, the judgment of the Tennessee Supreme Court was affirmed by an equally divided Court. Biggers v. Tennessee, 390 U.S. 404 (1968) (MARSHALL, J., not participating). Respondent then brought a federal habeas corpus action raising several claims. In reply,