Opinion ID: 2543636
Heading Depth: 5
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Capability To View The Actor's Face

Text: ¶ 32 Although the trial court found that the actor's face was clearly observed by each of the four witnesses, there is no dispute that the actor's disguise obscured certain details of his face. Specifically, the sunglasses covered the actor's eyes and part of the side of his face, and the fake mustache obscured his upper lip. On the other hand, the disguise did not prevent the witnesses from viewing other parts of the actor's face, such as his lower lip, nose, cheeks, and the lower portion of the forehead. ¶ 33 In Ramirez, a scarf cover[ed] most of the actor's face. Id. at 776. As a result of this disguise, the eyewitness could observe only the actor's eyes, and only well enough to note that they were small. Id. at 782. Thus, the disguise in the instant case obscured less of the actor's face than the disguise in Ramirez.