Reader Ad Slot
Reader Ad Slot placeholder
If you would like to support SpookStack without paying out of pocket, please consider allowing advertising cookies. It helps cover hosting costs and keeps the archive free to browse. You can change this choice at any time.
Legal Handbook for FBI Special Agents — Part 1
Page 81
81 / 138
=a fas ee ee We tide CO
SENSITIVE
Manl-ID: LHBSAP1 LEGAL-HANDBOOK FOR SPECIAL AGENTS PART }
a a
(2) Physical Similarity - All participants should be of
the same race and sex and be similar in physical description.
(3) Persons Known to Witnesses - Persons known to the
witnesses should not be used as elimination participants! in the
lineup.
(4) Position of Suspect - The suspect should not be
positioned as to suggest identity. Prior to viewing by witnesses, the
suspect should be allowed to change his position if either he or his
attorney requests a change.
(5) Conduct of Agents - Agents participating in or
observing a lineup should not do or say anything to call) the witness'
attention to the suspect. Agents should not comment on the validity
of an identification made by a lineup witness.
(6) Distinctive Clothing - The lineup suspect may be
compelled to wear distinctive clothing. All other participants must
wear similar attire or don the suspect's clothing. |
(7) Voice Identification - The suspect may |be compelled
to speak for voice identification if all participants ane required to
state the same words or phrases. None of the lineup Paytsctpante,
including the suspect, should be required to identify himself
individually when being viewed by the witnesses.
(8) Compelled Action - The suspect can be compelled to
make certain gestures or assume particular poses. All gther lineup
participants should be required to do likewise.
(9) Multiple Witnesses — Multiple witnesses should view
the lineup separately. If this is not feasible, care should be taken
to segregate the witnesses during the lineup so that they are unaware
of the reactions of the other witnesses.
(10) Identifications - The witness should be asked to make
an identification during the lineup, when the lineup participants are
within view of the witness. Multiple witnesses should make
identifications out of the presence of other witnesses.| In the event
of a positive identification, the witness should be asked to execute a
signed statement setting forth the reasons which persuaded him to make
the identification.
(11) Photograph of Lineup - Frontal and profile
photographs of the lineup participants should be taken and preserved
in the case file for possible use as evidence in the event the
fairness of the lineup is challenged.
(12) Record of Lineup - The Agent in charge of the lineup
is to prepare a complete memorandum (FD-302) on how and where the
lineup was held. The memorandum should include the names and
addresses, jail or otherwise, of all lineup participantis. Any
SENSITIVE
Printed: 08/20/2003 06:43:34 Page 6
TET En aT TTT Tn To
Reveal the original PDF page, then click a word to highlight the OCR text.
Community corrections
No user corrections yet.
Comments
No comments on this document yet.
Bottom Reader Ad Slot
Bottom Reader Ad Slot placeholder
If you would like to support SpookStack without paying out of pocket, please consider allowing advertising cookies. It helps cover hosting costs and keeps the archive free to browse. You can change this choice at any time.
Continue Exploring
Agency Collection
Explore This Archive Cluster
Broad Topic Hub
Topic Hub
letter
bureau
Related subtopics
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic