Identification parade. Procedure under PACE Code D, Annex B.
Wrong Cat
$WRONG
You saw nothing, and you will still find him. That is what makes the parade worthless.
1. The description
Description as first givena cat
2. The parade
at least eight people who, so far as possible, resemble the suspect in age, height, general appearance and position in lifePACE Code D, Annex B 9
The one you saw may, or may not, be present.Annex B 16
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1
Gentian
indicate 1 -
2
Champion Persimmon
indicate 2 -
3
Champion Wankee
indicate 3 -
4
Silverwing
indicate 4 -
5
Royal Bobs
indicate 5 -
6
not recorded
indicate 6 -
7
Champion Ballochmyle Brother Bump
indicate 7 -
8
Brandon Queen Cheetah
indicate 8 -
9
Tiam-o'-Shian IV
indicate 9
Inspected 0 / 9
Sources
- 1973: the description was one word, attractive. 64% of strangers still found him.Doob and Kirshenbaum, R. v. Shatford, Canadian Journal of Criminology and Corrections 15
- 75% of overturned convictions began with an identification.Innocence Project, In Focus: Eyewitness Misidentification
- Balestrero was picked out of a lineup. He settled for 7,000.The Wrong Man, Warner Bros., 1956