Is a Police Showup Along Time After a Crime Considered ''Suggestive'' ?

In Neil v. Biggers, 409 U.S. 188, 196-97, 34 L. Ed. 2d 401, 409-10, 93 S. Ct. 375, 380-81 (1972), the Supreme Court found that a showup was not impermissibly suggestive even though a seven-month lapse occurred between the crime and the confrontation. Neil, 409 U.S. at 196-201, 34 L. Ed. 2d at 409-12, 93 S. Ct. at 380-83. In that case, the police walked the defendant past the victim and directed him to say " 'shut up or I'll kill you.' " Neil, 409 U.S. at 195, 34 L. Ed. 2d at 409, 93 S. Ct. at 380. The Court weighed all of the due process reliability factors and determined that there was not a substantial likelihood of misidentification. Neil, 409 U.S. at 196-201, 34 L. Ed. 2d at 409-12, 93 S. Ct. at 380-83.