Defendant was convicted of snatching the complainant's pocketbook. The officer who had assisted in the defendant's capture and subsequent arrest testified that the complainant "identified the witness." The Court sustained defense counsel's objection to the use of the word "identify" but subsequently on its own inquiry, permitted the officer to testify that the complainant had identified defendant as the man who robbed her.
"Bolstering by a police officer alone rarely...
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