When a Witness Is Certain of the Identification of a Suspect

Multiple Choice

When a witness is certain of the identification of a suspect after a suggestive identification procedure,the court will be concerned with the reliability of the identification because:

A) The suggestiveness of the procedure overbears the witness's willpower.
B) The witness's identification is based on the suggestive procedure.
C) The witness retains in his or her memory the image of the suggestive photo or lineup rather than that of the person actually seen,thus causing irreparable misidentification.
D) A suggestive procedure makes a witness's identification unreliable regardless of whether a witness is certain of the identification.