List the five factors used to determine witness reliability in pre-trial identification procedures
What will be an ideal response?
In Neil v. Biggers (1972), the Supreme Court set forth five factors that courts should consider in determining a witness's reliability: (1) the opportunity of the witness to view the defendant during the crime; (2) the level of attention the witness was paying to the defendant; (3) the accuracy of any descriptions of the defendant made by the witness prior to the identification procedure; (4) the level of certainty by the witness in his or her identification; and (5) the time between the crime and the confrontation.
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