488 U.S. 51 (1988) Cited 3,873 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that "unless a criminal defendant can show bad faith on the part of the police, failure to preserve potentially useful evidence does not constitute a denial of due process of law"
565 U.S. 228 (2012) Cited 1,358 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts need not inquire into the reliability of an eyewitness identification when it is not procured "under unnecessarily suggestive circumstances"
572 U.S. 701 (2014) Cited 577 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that "the law require[d]" that Hall have an "opportunity to present evidence" concerning his "adaptive functioning" when his lowest score was a 71, even though he also obtained six other IQ scores, including an 80
Holding that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment does not require a per se rule that a hearing outside the presence of the jury be conducted whenever a defendant challenges the admissibility of a witness's identification
Holding admission of expert testimony in the field of human memory, perception, and recall, for purposes of challenging eyewitness identification of defendant, was not per se impermissible, but subject to trial court's discretion