Opinion ID: 2997555
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Heading: Leach’s Identification of Calabrese

Text: Immediately following the assault, Leach described Bender to a Sarasota, Florida, sheriff’s deputy as a white male, 5'11 tall, approximately 240 pounds, having dark hair and a dark complexion, appearing to be Italian with a square jaw, and wearing gold chains. Nine months after the incident, Leach described Bender to a Naperville, Illinois, police detective as a white male, 5'10 tall, approximately 35 years of age, 190 pounds, with short curly hair and a beard and mustache. In the spring of 1998, Leach viewed two photo line-ups. From the first line-up, he picked out a man who was later identified as Calabrese. At trial, Leach identified Calabrese as the man who had assaulted him and who was known to him as “Bender.” From the next photo line-up, Leach identified a man who he thought was his second attacker. However, it was later determined that the individual Leach selected from that line-up was not, in fact, present at the May 3 assault. As a result, this person was never charged with any crime resulting from these events.