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The core issue is whether police involvement is a prerequisite for constitutional scrutiny of identification reliability."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 41-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 41-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 42, lines 5-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 42, lines 5-29"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on November 2, 2011."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case wants the court to exclude the identification because it was suggestive and unreliable.","The state wants the court to admit the identification because police did not manipulate the witness."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 41-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 41-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 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It determines when courts must screen identifications for reliability. The outcome shapes criminal trial procedures nationwide. It affects the balance between accurate convictions and procedural fairness."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 41-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 41-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 42, lines 5-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 42, lines 5-29"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 25-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 25-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 33-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 33-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 31-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 31-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 11-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 31-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 31-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 9-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 9-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 19-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 19-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 45-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 45-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 39-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 39-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 15-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 15-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 37-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 37-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 7-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 7-11"}]}],"slug":"2011-10-8974-perry-v-new-hampshire","term":"2011","title":"Does Due Process Exclude Suggestive Eyewitness Identifications Without Police Manipulation?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 28, lines 41-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 28, lines 41-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 42, lines 5-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/10-8974.pdf","page_label":"file page 42, lines 5-29"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}