CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Opinion & Scientific Evidence
......Lay Opinion
.........Proper Subjects
............Identification: Physical Characteristic
5 Cards On This Topic:

Opinion ID properly excluded because based upon description so general as to amount to speculation.

No error in admitting testimony of gym manager that he recognized the man in a gym video as D because he had seen D in 20-30 videos from other clubs.

ID of accused may be based upon several factors, including appearance, voice, features or habits.

Identity may be established by proof of any peculiarities of size, appearance, similarity of voice, features or clothing.

Masked suspect may be identified by characteristics other than facial features.