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2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases
Title 595-C - Eyewitness Identification Policy
Section 595-C:1 - Definitions.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 595-C:1 (2022)
595-C:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. " Live lineup " means an identification procedure in which a group of persons, including the suspected perpetrator of an offense and other persons not suspected of the offense, is displayed to an eyewitness for the purpose of determining whether the eyewitness identifies the suspect as the perpetrator.
II. " Photo lineup " means an identification procedure in which an array of photographs, including a photograph of the suspected perpetrator of an offense and additional photographs of other persons not suspected of the offense, is displayed to an eyewitness either in hard copy form or via computer for the purpose of determining whether the eyewitness identifies the suspect as the perpetrator.
III. " Show-up " means an identification procedure in which an eyewitness is presented with a single suspect for the purpose of determining whether the eyewitness identifies this individual as the perpetrator.
In this chapter:
I. " Live lineup " means an identification procedure in which a group of persons, including the suspected perpetrator of an offense and other persons not suspected of the offense, is displayed to an eyewitness for the purpose of determining whether the eyewitness identifies the suspect as the perpetrator.
II. " Photo lineup " means an identification procedure in which an array of photographs, including a photograph of the suspected perpetrator of an offense and additional photographs of other persons not suspected of the offense, is displayed to an eyewitness either in hard copy form or via computer for the purpose of determining whether the eyewitness identifies the suspect as the perpetrator.
III. " Show-up " means an identification procedure in which an eyewitness is presented with a single suspect for the purpose of determining whether the eyewitness identifies this individual as the perpetrator.
Source. 2018, 347:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
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