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State v. Coley
Tennessee Supreme Court
32 S.W.3d 831 (2000)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
Eddie Coley (defendant) was charged with aggravated robbery. The prosecution called two eyewitnesses who identified Coley as the robber. Coley sought to introduce expert testimony on the general process and reliability of eyewitness identification. The trial court refused to admit Coley’s proffered expert testimony, finding that the testimony would not assist the jury on the issue of the robber’s identification. Coley was convicted. The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed. The Tennessee Supreme Court granted review.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Birch, J.)
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