a program on Al Arabiya warned us about Hesham Ashmawy two years ago] | At trial the defense requested an alternate version of the instruction but when the judge declined to depart from the approved standard the defense reiterated its request for an instruction of some kind on this matter |
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When Plessy resists moving to the Jim Crow car once more, the detective has him removed, by force, and booked at the Fifth Precinct on Elysian Fields Avenue | The trial court found that the science of odontology, which is based on the discovery that the characteristics of individual human dentition are highly unique, is generally recognized by scientists in the relevant fields and therefore is an acceptable foundation for the admissibility of expert opinions into evidence |
He also argues that the state's chief expert was prejudiced and gave an improper opinion on the ultimate issue of guilt or innocence | He argues that the procedure used resulted in a substantial likelihood of misidentification because of a suggestive comment made by the officer while showing the array of photographs and because she may have been influenced by seeing pictures of Bundy in a newspaper prior to choosing his photograph from the array |
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Neary that she would retain her newly discovered memories of these details | The state relied upon the evidence presented at trial and a stipulation that Bundy was under sentence of imprisonment for aggravated kidnapping in the state of Utah to establish the existence of various aggravating circumstances |
Neary saw a right-side profile of the man's face.
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