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Classification of evidence of identity of an accused
Considerations for the courts in guiding against mistaken identity
Duty of a court confronted with identification evidence
Duty of a court with respect to identification evidence when there is an allegation of mistaken identity
Duty of a trial Judge with respect to disputed identities
Effect of a visual identification not shaken under cross-examination
Effect of evidence of visual identification which is unshaken under cross-examination
Effect of poor identification evidence
Factors to be considered by the court n ascribing value to the evidence of an eye-witness identification of a criminal
How identification evidence should be treated by the courts
Importance of identification in criminal trials
Instances where the identification evidence of a witness will be rejected
Meaning of identification evidence
Position of the law where the identity of an accused person is in issue
The burden and duty on the prosecution where the identity of the defendant who actually committed the offence is directly in issue
The factors a court must take into consideration in determining whether to admit an identification evidence or not
The possibility of mistaken identification where the period of contact with the accused person is brief
What identification evidence entails
What the court should consider when scrutinizing evidence of identification
Whether an orchestrated identification parade is the only acceptable form of identification
Whether identification by recognition is more reliable than identification parade
Whether identification must be based on recognition of facial features/physiognomy; how identification evidence should be treated by the courts
Whether the court is entitled to accept and act on evidence of visual identification by an accused person not discredited by credible evidence
Whose duty it is to consider the question of proper identification of an accused
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