Bill Text: NY A05317 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Establishes identification procedures that shall be used for eyewitnesses including live lineups and photo lineups.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-24 - advanced to third reading cal.630 [A05317 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A05317-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5317
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 15, 2011
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in  relation  to  eyewitness
         identification  procedures;  and  to  repeal section 60.30 of such law
         relating thereto
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  criminal  procedure  law  is amended by adding a new
    2  section 60.17 to read as follows:
    3  S 60.17 RULES OF EVIDENCE; EXPERT TESTIMONY  IN  CERTAIN  IDENTIFICATION
    4            CASES.
    5    IN ANY CRIMINAL PROCEEDING IN WHICH EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION TESTIMO-
    6  NY  IS  INTRODUCED,  OR IN OTHER CASES WHERE THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE SO
    7  REQUIRE, THE COURT MAY ADMIT EXPERT TESTIMONY REGARDING RELEVANT ASPECTS
    8  OF IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FACTORS  THAT
    9  AFFECT THE RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY OF EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION.
   10    S  2. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new article 80
   11  to read as follows:
   12                                 ARTICLE 80
   13                          IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES
   14  SECTION 80.10 IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES; DEFINITIONS.
   15          80.20 IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES; GENERALLY.
   16          80.30 IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES; EVIDENTIARY MATTERS.
   17          80.40 IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL TRAINING.
   18  S 80.10 IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES; DEFINITIONS.
   19    AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE  FOLLOWING
   20  MEANINGS:
   21    1. "ADMINISTRATOR" MEANS THE PERSON CONDUCTING THE PHOTO OR LIVE LINE-
   22  UP.
   23    2.  "SUSPECT"  MEANS  THE PERSON BELIEVED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BE THE
   24  POSSIBLE PERPETRATOR OF THE CRIME.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05732-01-1
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    1    3. "BLIND" MEANS THE ADMINISTRATOR DOES NOT KNOW THE IDENTITY  OF  THE
    2  SUSPECT.
    3    4.  "BLINDED" MEANS THE ADMINISTRATOR MAY KNOW WHO THE SUSPECT IS, BUT
    4  DOES NOT KNOW WHICH LINEUP MEMBER IS BEING VIEWED BY THE EYEWITNESS.
    5    5. "EYEWITNESS" MEANS A PERSON WHO OBSERVES ANOTHER PERSON AT OR  NEAR
    6  THE  SCENE  OF  AN  OFFENSE  OR UPON SOME OTHER OCCASION RELEVANT TO THE
    7  CASE.
    8    6. "FILLER" MEANS EITHER A PERSON OR A PHOTOGRAPH OF A PERSON  WHO  IS
    9  NOT  SUSPECTED OF AN OFFENSE AND IS INCLUDED IN AN IDENTIFICATION PROCE-
   10  DURE.
   11    7. "IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE" MEANS A LIVE LINEUP, A PHOTO LINEUP,  OR
   12  A SHOWUP.
   13    8. "LIVE LINEUP" MEANS AN IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE IN WHICH A GROUP OF
   14  PERSONS,  INCLUDING  THE  SUSPECTED  PERPETRATOR OF AN OFFENSE AND OTHER
   15  PERSONS NOT SUSPECTED OF THE OFFENSE, IS DISPLAYED TO AN EYEWITNESS  FOR
   16  THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE EYEWITNESS IDENTIFIES THE SUSPECT
   17  AS THE PERPETRATOR.
   18    9.  "PHOTO LINEUP" MEANS AN IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE IN WHICH AN ARRAY
   19  OF PHOTOGRAPHS, INCLUDING A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SUSPECTED  PERPETRATOR  OF
   20  AN  OFFENSE AND ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF OTHER PERSONS NOT SUSPECTED OF
   21  THE OFFENSE, IS DISPLAYED TO AN EYEWITNESS EITHER IN HARD COPY  FORM  OR
   22  VIA COMPUTER FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE EYEWITNESS IDEN-
   23  TIFIES THE SUSPECT AS THE PERPETRATOR.
   24    10.  "SHOWUP" MEANS AN IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE IN WHICH AN EYEWITNESS
   25  IS PRESENTED WITH A SINGLE SUSPECT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETH-
   26  ER THE EYEWITNESS IDENTIFIES THIS INDIVIDUAL AS THE PERPETRATOR.
   27  S 80.20 IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES; GENERALLY.
   28    1. IF IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES (A) HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED IN  ACCORDANCE
   29  WITH THIS SECTION AND UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES CONSISTENT WITH SUCH RIGHTS AS
   30  AN  ACCUSED PERSON MAY DERIVE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE OR OF
   31  THE UNITED STATES; AND (B) ARE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
   32  PARAGRAPHS (T), (U) AND (V) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, TESTIMO-
   33  NY  MAY BE GIVEN BY A WITNESS THAT HE OR SHE OBSERVED A PERSON OR PHOTO-
   34  GRAPH OF A PERSON ON AN OCCASION PRIOR TO HIS OR HER TESTIMONY  WHOM  HE
   35  OR  SHE RECOGNIZES AS THE SAME PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE HAD OBSERVED ON THE
   36  FIRST OR INCRIMINATING OCCASION.
   37    2. ANY CRIMINAL JUSTICE ENTITY  CONDUCTING  EYEWITNESS  IDENTIFICATION
   38  PROCEDURES SHALL ADOPT SPECIFIC PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING PHOTO AND LIVE
   39  LINEUPS THAT COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   40    (A)  PRIOR  TO A PHOTO OR LIVE LINEUP, LAW ENFORCEMENT SHALL RECORD AS
   41  COMPLETE A DESCRIPTION AS POSSIBLE OF THE PERPETRATOR  PROVIDED  BY  THE
   42  EYEWITNESS,  IN  THE  EYEWITNESS'S  OWN WORDS. THIS STATEMENT SHALL ALSO
   43  INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE WITNESS'S DEGREE OF  ATTENTION  DURING
   44  THE  INCIDENT  AND THE WITNESS'S OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE PERPETRATOR, AS
   45  WELL AS THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE EYEWITNESS OBSERVED THE PERPETRA-
   46  TOR, INCLUDING LOCATION, TIME, DISTANCE, OBSTRUCTIONS, LIGHTING, WEATHER
   47  CONDITIONS AND OTHER IMPAIRMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO  ALCOHOL,
   48  DRUGS,  STRESS  AND  VISUAL/AUDITORY  DISABILITIES.  THE EYEWITNESS ALSO
   49  SHALL BE ASKED IF HE OR SHE NEEDS GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES AND  WHETHER
   50  HE OR SHE WAS WEARING THEM AT THE TIME OF THE OFFENSE. THE ADMINISTRATOR
   51  SHALL  NOTE WHETHER THE EYEWITNESS WAS WEARING GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES
   52  AT THE TIME OF THE IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES;
   53    (B) UNLESS IMPRACTICABLE, A BLIND ADMINISTRATOR SHALL CONDUCT THE LIVE
   54  OR PHOTO LINEUP;
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    1    (C) WHEN IT IS IMPRACTICABLE FOR A BLIND ADMINISTRATOR TO CONDUCT  THE
    2  EYEWITNESS  IDENTIFICATION  PROCEDURE,  THE  INVESTIGATOR SHALL STATE IN
    3  WRITING THE REASON THEREFOR, AND SHALL CONDUCT THE LINEUP BLINDED;
    4    (D)  THE  EYEWITNESS  SHALL  BE INSTRUCTED, WITHOUT OTHER EYEWITNESSES
    5  PRESENT, PRIOR TO ANY LIVE OR PHOTO LINEUP THAT:
    6    (I) THE PERPETRATOR MAY OR MAY NOT BE AMONG THE PERSONS IN  THE  IDEN-
    7  TIFICATION PROCEDURE;
    8    (II) THE ADMINISTRATOR DOES NOT KNOW WHO THE PERPETRATOR IS;
    9    (III)  THE EYEWITNESS SHOULD NOT FEEL COMPELLED TO MAKE AN IDENTIFICA-
   10  TION;
   11    (IV) THE INVESTIGATION WILL CONTINUE WHETHER OR NOT AN  IDENTIFICATION
   12  IS MADE;
   13    (V)  THE PROCEDURE REQUIRES THE ADMINISTRATOR TO ASK THE EYEWITNESS TO
   14  STATE, IN HIS OR HER OWN WORDS, HOW CERTAIN HE OR SHE IS  OF  ANY  IDEN-
   15  TIFICATION; AND
   16    (VI)  THE EYEWITNESS IS NOT TO DISCUSS THE IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE OR
   17  ITS RESULTS WITH OTHER EYEWITNESSES INVOLVED IN THE CASE AND SHOULD  NOT
   18  SPEAK WITH THE MEDIA;
   19    (E)  UNLESS  IMPRACTICABLE,  THE  PHOTOGRAPH  OF THE SUSPECT USED IN A
   20  PHOTO LINEUP SHALL BE CONTEMPORARY AND SHALL RESEMBLE HIS OR HER APPEAR-
   21  ANCE AT THE TIME OF THE OFFENSE. WHEN IT IS IMPRACTICABLE, THE  INVESTI-
   22  GATOR SHALL STATE IN WRITING THE REASON THEREFOR;
   23    (F) IN A PHOTO LINEUP, THERE SHALL BE NO CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PHOTO-
   24  GRAPHS  THEMSELVES  OR  THE  BACKGROUND CONTEXT IN WHICH THEY ARE PLACED
   25  WHICH SHALL MAKE ANY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS UNDULY STAND OUT;
   26    (G) A PHOTO OR LIVE LINEUP SHALL  BE  COMPOSED  SO  THAT  THE  FILLERS
   27  GENERALLY  RESEMBLE  THE  EYEWITNESS'S  DESCRIPTION  OF THE PERPETRATOR,
   28  WHILE ENSURING THAT THE SUSPECT DOES  NOT  UNDULY  STAND  OUT  FROM  THE
   29  FILLERS;
   30    (H)  IN  A  PHOTO  OR LIVE LINEUP, FILLERS SHALL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING
   31  CHARACTERISTICS:
   32    (I) ALL FILLERS SELECTED SHALL RESEMBLE THE  EYEWITNESS'S  DESCRIPTION
   33  OF THE PERPETRATOR IN SIGNIFICANT FEATURES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
   34  FACE,  WEIGHT,  BUILD AND SKIN TONE, AND INCLUDING ANY UNIQUE OR UNUSUAL
   35  FEATURES TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY  SCARS
   36  OR   TATTOOS;   IF  THE  SUSPECT  DOES  NOT  RESEMBLE  THE  EYEWITNESS'S
   37  DESCRIPTION OF THE PERPETRATOR  IN  SIGNIFICANT  FEATURES,  THE  FILLERS
   38  SELECTED SHALL RESEMBLE THE SUSPECT IN SIGNIFICANT FEATURES;
   39    (II)  AT  LEAST  FIVE  FILLERS SHALL BE INCLUDED IN A PHOTO LINEUP, IN
   40  ADDITION TO THE SUSPECT;
   41    (III) AT LEAST FOUR FILLERS SHALL BE INCLUDED IN  A  LIVE  LINEUP,  IN
   42  ADDITION TO THE SUSPECT; AND
   43    (IV)  IF  THE  EYEWITNESS HAS PREVIOUSLY VIEWED A PHOTO LINEUP OR LIVE
   44  LINEUP IN CONNECTION WITH THE IDENTIFICATION OF ANOTHER PERSON SUSPECTED
   45  OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE OFFENSE, THE FILLERS IN THE LINEUP  IN  WHICH  THE
   46  INSTANT SUSPECT PARTICIPATES SHALL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE FILLERS USED IN
   47  ANY PRIOR LINEUPS;
   48    (I) IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE EYEWITNESSES:
   49    (I) EACH EYEWITNESS SHALL VIEW PHOTO OR LIVE LINEUPS SEPARATELY;
   50    (II)  THE  SUSPECT SHALL BE PLACED IN A DIFFERENT POSITION IN THE LIVE
   51  LINEUP AND/OR PHOTO LINEUP FOR EACH EYEWITNESS; AND
   52    (III) THE EYEWITNESSES SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH
   53  OTHER UNTIL ALL IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED;
   54    (J)  IN  AN  IDENTIFICATION  PROCEDURE,  NO  WRITINGS  OR  INFORMATION
   55  CONCERNING  THE INSTANT OR ANY PREVIOUS ARREST, INDICTMENT OR CONVICTION
   56  OF THE SUSPECT SHALL BE VISIBLE OR MADE KNOWN TO THE EYEWITNESS;
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    1    (K) IN A  LIVE  LINEUP,  ANY  IDENTIFYING  ACTIONS,  SUCH  AS  SPEECH,
    2  GESTURES  OR  OTHER  MOVEMENTS, SHALL BE PERFORMED BY ALL LINEUP PARTIC-
    3  IPANTS;
    4    (L)  IN  A LIVE LINEUP, ALL LINEUP PARTICIPANTS MUST BE OUT OF VIEW OF
    5  THE EYEWITNESS PRIOR TO THE IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE;
    6    (M) WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE SUSPECTS,  EACH  IDENTIFICATION  PROCEDURE
    7  SHALL INCLUDE ONLY ONE SUSPECT;
    8    (N)  NOTHING  SHALL  BE SAID TO THE EYEWITNESS REGARDING THE SUSPECT'S
    9  POSITION IN THE PHOTO OR LIVE LINEUP;
   10    (O) NOTHING SHALL BE SAID TO THE EYEWITNESS THAT MIGHT  INFLUENCE  THE
   11  EYEWITNESS'S IDENTIFICATION OF ANY PARTICULAR LINEUP MEMBER;
   12    (P) IF THE EYEWITNESS MAKES AN IDENTIFICATION, THE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL
   13  SEEK  AND DOCUMENT A CLEAR STATEMENT FROM THE EYEWITNESS, AT THE TIME OF
   14  THE IDENTIFICATION AND IN THE EYEWITNESS'S OWN WORDS, AS TO THE  EYEWIT-
   15  NESS'S  CONFIDENCE LEVEL THAT THE PERSON IDENTIFIED IN A GIVEN IDENTIFI-
   16  CATION PROCEDURE IS THE PERPETRATOR;
   17    (Q) IF THE EYEWITNESS IDENTIFIES A  PERSON  AS  THE  PERPETRATOR,  THE
   18  EYEWITNESS  SHALL NOT BE PROVIDED ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING SUCH PERSON
   19  BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATOR OBTAINS THE EYEWITNESS'S  CONFIDENCE  STATEMENT
   20  ABOUT THE SELECTION;
   21    (R)  A  RECORD  OF  THE  IDENTIFICATION  PROCEDURE  SHALL BE MADE THAT
   22  INCLUDES ALL  IDENTIFICATION  AND  NON-IDENTIFICATION  RESULTS  OBTAINED
   23  DURING THE IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES, SIGNED BY THE EYEWITNESSES;
   24    (S) EFFORTS SHALL BE MADE TO PERFORM A LIVE OR PHOTO LINEUP INSTEAD OF
   25  A SHOWUP. IN ADDITION:
   26    (I)  SHOWUPS  SHALL  ONLY  BE  PERFORMED  USING  A LIVE SUSPECT AND IN
   27  EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT REQUIRE THE IMMEDIATE DISPLAY OF A SUSPECT TO
   28  AN EYEWITNESS;
   29    (II) IN THE EVENT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF A SHOWUP PROCEDURE:
   30    (A) A FULL AND  DETAILED  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  PERPETRATOR  SHALL  BE
   31  PROVIDED  BY  THE EYEWITNESS BEFORE THE EYEWITNESS OBSERVES THE SUSPECT.
   32  THIS STATEMENT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE INFORMATION  REGARDING  THE  WITNESS'S
   33  DEGREE OF ATTENTION DURING THE INCIDENT AND THE WITNESS'S OPPORTUNITY TO
   34  VIEW  THE PERPETRATOR, AS WELL AS THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE EYEWIT-
   35  NESS  OBSERVED  THE  PERPETRATOR  INCLUDING  LOCATION,  TIME,  DISTANCE,
   36  OBSTRUCTIONS,   LIGHTING,  WEATHER  CONDITIONS  AND  OTHER  IMPAIRMENTS,
   37  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALCOHOL, DRUGS, STRESS AND  VISUAL/AUDITORY
   38  DISABILITIES.  THE  EYEWITNESS  SHALL  ALSO  BE ASKED IF HE OR SHE NEEDS
   39  GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES AND WHETHER HE OR SHE WAS WEARING THEM AT  THE
   40  TIME OF THE OFFENSE. THE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL NOTE WHETHER THE EYEWITNESS
   41  WAS  WEARING GLASSES OR CONTACT LENSES AT THE TIME OF THE IDENTIFICATION
   42  PROCEDURE;
   43    (B) THE EYEWITNESS SHALL BE TRANSPORTED TO A NEUTRAL, NON-LAW ENFORCE-
   44  MENT LOCATION WHERE THE SUSPECT IS BEING DETAINED FOR THE PURPOSES OF  A
   45  SHOWUP PROCEDURE;
   46    (C)  EYEWITNESSES  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  WITH INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO THE
   47  SHOWUP, INCLUDING THAT:
   48    (1) THE PERPETRATOR MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE PERSON THAT IS PRESENTED  TO
   49  THE EYEWITNESS;
   50    (2)  THE  EYEWITNESS  SHOULD NOT FEEL COMPELLED TO MAKE AN IDENTIFICA-
   51  TION;
   52    (3) THE INVESTIGATION WILL CONTINUE WHETHER OR NOT  AN  IDENTIFICATION
   53  IS MADE;
   54    (4)  THE PROCEDURE REQUIRES THE ADMINISTRATOR TO ASK THE EYEWITNESS TO
   55  STATE, IN HIS OR HER OWN WORDS, HOW CERTAIN HE OR SHE IS  OF  ANY  IDEN-
   56  TIFICATION; AND
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    1    (5)  THE  EYEWITNESS IS NOT TO DISCUSS THE IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE OR
    2  ITS RESULTS WITH OTHER EYEWITNESSES INVOLVED IN THE CASE AND SHOULD  NOT
    3  SPEAK WITH THE MEDIA;
    4    (D)  MEASURES SHALL BE TAKEN BY INVESTIGATORS AT THE SHOWUP, INCLUDING
    5  THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE  SHOWUP,  TO  REDUCE  POTENTIALLY  DAMAGING  OR
    6  PREJUDICIAL INFERENCES THAT MAY BE DRAWN BY THE EYEWITNESS, INCLUDING:
    7    (1)  REFRAINING  FROM  SUGGESTING,  THROUGH  STATEMENTS  OR NON-VERBAL
    8  CONDUCT, THAT THE SUSPECT IS OR MAY BE THE PERPETRATOR OF THE CRIME;
    9    (2) REMOVING THE SUSPECT FROM A SQUAD CAR; AND
   10    (3) WHEN PRACTICABLE, REMOVING HANDCUFFS FROM THE SUSPECT;
   11    (E) IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE EYEWITNESSES, ONLY ONE EYEWITNESS AT A  TIME
   12  SHALL  PARTICIPATE IN THE SHOWUP PROCEDURE. ONLY ONE OF THE EYEWITNESSES
   13  SHALL BE PRESENT AT THE LOCATION OF THE SHOWUP PROCEDURE. IF A  POSITIVE
   14  IDENTIFICATION  IS  MADE, AND AN ARREST IS JUSTIFIED, ADDITIONAL EYEWIT-
   15  NESSES SHALL BE SHOWN LIVE OR PHOTO LINEUPS;
   16    (F) IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE SUSPECTS, THESE SUSPECTS SHALL BE  SEPARATED
   17  AND SUBJECTED TO SEPARATE SHOWUP PROCEDURES; AND
   18    (G) IF THE EYEWITNESS MAKES AN IDENTIFICATION, THE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL
   19  SEEK  AND DOCUMENT A CLEAR STATEMENT FROM THE EYEWITNESS, AT THE TIME OF
   20  THE IDENTIFICATION AND IN THE EYEWITNESS'S OWN WORDS, AS TO THE  EYEWIT-
   21  NESS'S  CONFIDENCE LEVEL THAT THE PERSON IDENTIFIED IN A GIVEN IDENTIFI-
   22  CATION PROCEDURE IS THE PERPETRATOR.  IF  THE  EYEWITNESS  IDENTIFIES  A
   23  PERSON  AS  THE  PERPETRATOR,  THE  EYEWITNESS SHALL NOT BE PROVIDED ANY
   24  INFORMATION CONCERNING SUCH PERSON BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATOR OBTAINS  THE
   25  EYEWITNESS'S CONFIDENCE STATEMENT ABOUT THE SELECTION;
   26    (T)  UNLESS IMPRACTICABLE, A VIDEO RECORD OF THE IDENTIFICATION PROCE-
   27  DURE SHALL BE MADE THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   28    (I) ALL IDENTIFICATION AND NON-IDENTIFICATION RESULTS OBTAINED  DURING
   29  THE IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES, SIGNED BY THE EYEWITNESSES, INCLUDING THE
   30  EYEWITNESSES' CONFIDENCE STATEMENTS;
   31    (II) THE NAMES OF ALL PERSONS PRESENT AT THE IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE;
   32    (III) THE DATE AND TIME OF THE IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE;
   33    (IV)  IN A PHOTO OR LIVE LINEUP, ANY EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATIONS OF ANY
   34  FILLERS; AND
   35    (V) IN A PHOTO OR LIVE LINEUP, THE NAMES OF  THE  LINEUP  MEMBERS  AND
   36  OTHER  RELEVANT  IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION, AND THE SOURCES OF ALL PHOTO-
   37  GRAPHS OR PERSONS USED IN THE LINEUP;
   38    (U) IF A VIDEO RECORD OF THE IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE  IS  IMPRACTICA-
   39  BLE,  THE OFFICER CONDUCTING THE LINEUP SHALL DOCUMENT THE REASON THERE-
   40  FOR, AND AN AUDIO RECORD OF THE IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE SHALL  BE  MADE
   41  WHICH INCLUDES THE ITEMS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (T) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   42  THE AUDIO RECORD SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY ALL OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS USED IN
   43  A PHOTO LINEUP, AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS USED IN A LIVE
   44  LINEUP OR SHOWUP; AND
   45    (V)  IF  BOTH A VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORD OF THE IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE
   46  ARE IMPRACTICABLE, THE OFFICER CONDUCTING THE LINEUP SHALL  DOCUMENT  IN
   47  WRITING THE REASON THEREFOR, AND A WRITTEN RECORD OF THE LINEUP SHALL BE
   48  MADE  WHICH INCLUDES THE ITEMS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (T) OF THIS SUBDI-
   49  VISION. THE WRITTEN RECORD SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY ALL  OF  THE  PHOTO-
   50  GRAPHS USED IN A PHOTO LINEUP, AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS
   51  USED IN A LIVE LINEUP OR SHOWUP.
   52  S 80.30 IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES; EVIDENTIARY MATTERS.
   53    FOR  ANY  PHOTO  OR LIVE LINEUP, OR SHOWUP PROCEDURE THAT WAS ADMINIS-
   54  TERED AFTER THE DATE UPON WHICH THIS ARTICLE TOOK EFFECT:
   55    1. IF  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OFFICIALS  OR  PROSECUTING  AGENCIES  DO  NOT
   56  SUBSTANTIALLY  COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, THE DEFENDANT
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    1  MAY MOVE TO SUPPRESS  EYEWITNESS  IDENTIFICATION  EVIDENCE  PURSUANT  TO
    2  ARTICLE SEVEN HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
    3    2.   COURTS SHALL CONSIDER EVIDENCE OF A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF
    4  THE PROVISIONS OF  SECTION  80.20  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  WHEN  ADJUDICATING
    5  MOTIONS TO SUPPRESS EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION EVIDENCE.
    6    3.  IN THE EVENT THE COURT MAKES A FINDING OF FACT TO SUPPRESS EYEWIT-
    7  NESS IDENTIFICATION EVIDENCE DUE TO A  SUBSTANTIAL  NON-COMPLIANCE  WITH
    8  THE  PROVISIONS  OF THIS ARTICLE, ALL EVIDENCE OF EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICA-
    9  TION SHALL BE EXCLUDED  IN  THE  CRIMINAL  ACTION  PENDING  AGAINST  THE
   10  DEFENDANT.
   11    4.  IN THE EVENT THE COURT DOES NOT SUPPRESS EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION
   12  EVIDENCE BUT MAKES A FINDING OF FACT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS  FOUR  AND
   13  SIX  OF SECTION 710.60 OF THIS CHAPTER THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OR
   14  PROSECUTING AGENCIES FAILED TO SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLY WITH THE  PROVISIONS
   15  OF THIS ARTICLE, THE COURT SHALL INSTRUCT THE JURY THAT EYEWITNESS IDEN-
   16  TIFICATION  PROCEDURE  REQUIREMENTS  AS  SET  FORTH IN THIS CHAPTER WERE
   17  DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE  RISK  OF  MISIDENTIFICATION  AND  THE  JURY  MAY
   18  CONSIDER  CREDIBLE  EVIDENCE  OF NON-COMPLIANCE WHEN ASSESSING THE RELI-
   19  ABILITY OF EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATIONS.
   20    5. IN THE EVENT THE COURT DOES NOT SUPPRESS EYEWITNESS  IDENTIFICATION
   21  EVIDENCE  BUT  MAKES A FINDING OF FACT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS FOUR AND
   22  SIX OF SECTION  710.60  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  AND  FINDS  THAT  SUBSTANTIAL
   23  NON-COMPLIANCE  WITH  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE HAVE UNDERMINED THE
   24  COURT'S CONFIDENCE IN THE RELIABILITY OF THE EYEWITNESS  IDENTIFICATION,
   25  THE COURT SHALL ALSO INSTRUCT THE JURY THAT IT SHOULD VIEW THE IDENTIFI-
   26  CATION EVIDENCE WITH DISTRUST.
   27  S 80.40 IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL TRAINING.
   28    THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL CREATE, ADMINISTER AND
   29  CONDUCT TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT,
   30  INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO POLICE AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
   31  AND RECRUITS, PROSECUTORS, JUDGES AND  DEFENSE  COUNSEL,  REGARDING  THE
   32  METHODS,  TECHNICAL  ASPECTS AND SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS REGARDING THE BASIS
   33  OF THE EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES REFERENCED  IN
   34  THIS ARTICLE.
   35    S 3. Section 60.30 of the criminal procedure law is REPEALED.
   36    S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   37  it shall have become a law, and shall apply to all identification proce-
   38  dures that take place on or after such date.
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