Topic: when an eyewitness identification of the defendant is a key… · Go Syfert
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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 22 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. McDonald.

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1 People v. McDonald Anchor
cal · 1984
green “when an eyewitness identification of the defendant is a key element of the prosecution's case but is not substantially corroborated by evidence giving it independent reliability, and the defendant offers qualified expert testimony on specific psychological factors shown by the r…” 10
2 People v. McDonald
cal · 1984
green “...specific psychological factors shown by the record...” 3
3 People v. Chambers
calctapp · 1964
green “people v. chambers (1964) 231 cal.app.2d 23 (chambers) demonstrates the trial court's error in the present case.” 3
4 People v. Geier
cal · 2007
green “are both assaultive crimes against the person and, as such, are 'offenses of the same class' expressly made joinable by section 954.” 3
5 People v. Lind
calctapp · 2014
green “erred by refusing to sever gutierrez's attempted murder related charges.” 3

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