United States Seventh Circuit

Clarifying the standard of review applicable to a district court's decision to admit or suppress a line-up identification, the court held that such rulings should be subject to de novo review with due deference to the court's findings of historical fact.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/12/2001
• Decided 02/22/2002
• Published 02/22/2002

Judges

• ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas P. Schneider,Office of U.S. Atty. General, Milwaukee, WI, Mark D. Bensen (argued), Office of Dist. Atty., Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Pamela Pepper (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.