The State v. Shawn Lee Wyatt

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed Wyatt’s convictions and held that neither eyewitness identification should be suppressed. It found Schnettler’s show‑up, though inherently suggestive, was necessary under the first prong of Biggers, and Lippe’s identification was reliable under the second prong. Justice Hearn concurred in the result but argued the writ of certiorari was improvidently granted.