Introduction
The rights to counsel and to due process apply in lineups, showups, and photographic
identification, but the rights to protection against unreasonable searches and seizures and self-
incrlminatlon do not. In Neil v. Biggers (1972), the Court determined that identification
procedures must be fair. All three forms of identification have raised serious concerns among
law and criminal justice professionals because of their proven unreliability. To determine
whether the procedures applied are fair, courts must consider all the circumstances leading up
to an identification.
Review the case of Neil v. Biggers. Then, locate a case on fairness in identification procedures.
In your main post:
0 Summarize the key points of the Neil v. Biggers case.
0 Explain the applicable law the court relied on in reaching its decision in your selected case.
0 Describe the outcome in your selected case as it impacts fairness in identification cases.
0 Explore which circumstances should be considered in determining fairness in the context of legal
criminal procedure, from a criminal justice practitioner standpoint.