Photoboard identification evidence where witnesses select a photograph as 'similar' to the offender, without positively identifying the accused, is admissible as part of a circumstantial case, provided the trial judge gives adequate warnings about the difficulties with such evidence. The trial judge is not required to use any specific formula of words in warning the jury about honest but mistaken witnesses, provided the substance of the warning is conveyed.
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