U.S. v. DOWNS

No. 99-3760.

230 F.3d 272 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Randy M. DOWNS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Campbell, argued, Office of the United States Attorney, Peoria, IL, for United States of America.

George F. Taseff, argued, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Randy M. Downs.

Before MANION, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is before us now principally because of a missing moustache. No one lost it; it was missing only in the sense that the defendant, Randy M. Downs, who had been accused of robbing the Heritage Bank in Peoria, was the only man in a line-up of five who lacked a moustache. Finding the key witness's identification of Downs reliable notwithstanding his notable difference from the other line-up participants, the district court denied...

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