Where identification evidence involves a complainant who nominated other offenders before identifying the accused, was severely intoxicated, and had post-offence contact with the accused, a general warning about the dangers of honest mistake is insufficient. The trial judge must give a comprehensive and specific warning linking each particular weakness to the danger of mistaken identification, including the displacement effect from post-offence encounters. A witness who has not professed an inability to remember the matters in question may not be shown a prior statement to refresh memory.
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