People v. Ingle

In People v. Ingle (1986) 178 Cal.App.3d 505, involved robbery of a liquor store. The trial court allowed the store clerk -- who had been forced at gunpoint to hand over the money -- to give opinion testimony that the defendant was the robber depicted in a poor-quality surveillance video of the crime. The issue on appeal was whether the witness's viewing of the videotape before identifying the defendant from a photo lineup violated due process. (Id. at pp. 511-512.)