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United States v. Follette

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Feb 20, 1970
421 F.2d 1392 (2d Cir. 1970)

Opinion

No. 406, Docket 33893.

Argued January 12, 1970.

Decided February 20, 1970.

Ira I. Van Leer, New York City, for petitioner-appellant.

Amy Juviler, Asst. Atty. Gen., New York City (Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Asst. Atty. Gen., and Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of the State of New York, New York City on the brief), for respondent-appellee.

Before MEDINA, WATERMAN and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


We affirm by applying the principles set forth in United States ex rel. Rutherford v. Deegan, 406 F.2d 217 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 395 U.S. 983, 89 S.Ct. 2145, 23 L.Ed.2d 771 (1969). There is nothing in the "totality of circumstances surrounding" the identification to justify a finding that there was any "likelihood of irreparable misidentification." Id., 406 F.2d at 220; see Stovall v. Denno, 388 U.S. 293, 301-302, 87 S.Ct. 1967, 18 L.Ed. 2d 1199 (1967); accord, Simmons v. United States, 390 U.S. 377, 383, 384, 88 S.Ct. 967, 19 L.Ed.2d 1247 (1968). Since the judgment of conviction was entered on January 21, 1959, the case is governed by the holding of the Supreme Court in Stovall v. Denno, 388 U.S. 293, 87 S.Ct. 1967 (1967). There was no violation of relator's constitutional right to due process.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

United States v. Follette

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Feb 20, 1970
421 F.2d 1392 (2d Cir. 1970)
Case details for

United States v. Follette

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Leslie Direl GREEN, Petitioner-Appellant…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Date published: Feb 20, 1970

Citations

421 F.2d 1392 (2d Cir. 1970)