Colorado legal term
Live lineup in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Live lineup” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Live lineup” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Live lineup" means an identification procedure in which a group of persons, including the suspected perpetrator of an offense and other persons who are not suspected of the offense, is displayed to an eyewitness for the purpose of determining whether the eyewitness identifies the suspect as the perpetrator. (C.R.S. § 16-1-109)
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