2007 House Bill 4922

Establish police lineup rules

Introduced in the House

June 14, 2007

Introduced by Rep. Steve Bieda (D-25)

To establish standard statewide rules and procedures for police "lineups" in which an eyewitness is asked to pick a perpetrator from among a group, in person or with photos. Examples of the kinds of rules the bill would establish are to require at least four "fillers" in a live lineup and five in a photo lineup, requiring the "fillers" to generally resemble the eyewitness's description of the perpetrator, requiring the investigator conducting the lineup not know which individual is the suspect (if possible), etc.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary