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The Commish's Court: Legal lineups

By AJ Mass
ESPN.com

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

In many countries around the world, there are certain rules in place to ensure that the rights of individuals who have been accused of a crime are protected. One of these rules is that if there is to be a lineup to help a victim identify the person who did them wrong, the lineup has to be fair. For example, if you were mugged by a bald man, then the lineup the police arrange for you has to include nothing but bald men. Lining up your assailant with a bunch of Cousin Itt clones is not going to ho ...

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