Court Opinion

ID: 9745058
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 22:31:25.39895+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:24:55.304710
License: Public Domain

Liacos, J.
(concurring). I join the court in the result it reaches in this case. As to the composite drawing, I agree with the court that “[t]he admission of the composite drawing of the defendant could not have prejudiced him” (supra at 633), in light of the other identification evidence presented to the jury. In my view, however, the analysis of the problems inherent in the use of such composites, stated by Justice O’Connor in his dissent, is sound. I also agree with him that “composite drawings should be governed by the hearsay rule, and should only be admissible for purposes of impeachment or rehabilitation” (infra at 643). Since I am not persuaded that the error in the admission of this evidence was prejudicial, or that other reversible error is shown on this record, I agree that the conviction should be affirmed.