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Task: Identification Generally
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While the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet recognized a requirement, many
states and some circuits now require or strongly suggest that photo
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identifications should be done as a “double-blind sequential” whereby an

uninvolved officer who does not know which photo is the suspect presents the
witness with one photo at a time as dealing from a deck of cards thus disabling

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the witness from comparing six photos at once and selecting the one that looks
most like the involved criminal.

See e.g. United States v. Ford, 683 F.3d 761 (7th Cir. Ill. 2012).

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Note: A recent USDOJ study from January 2018 indicates that simultaneous

(6-Pack) is not more suggestive than sequential administration and that most

important factor is level of confidence of the eyewitness in their identification.

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See: https://www.justice.gov/file/923201/download

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