State of Connecticut v. Andrew Dickson.

Summary

The court overruled its prior rule to the extent it allowed a first-time in-court identification without judicial prescreening, holding that such identifications implicate due process when identity is disputed and the witness has not successfully identified the defendant through a nonsuggestive procedure. It established procedures requiring the state to seek permission before eliciting such an identification and generally to use a nonsuggestive out-of-court procedure instead. The court nevertheless affirmed because it concluded beyond a reasonable doubt that admitting the identification did not affect the verdict.