IDENTIFICATION

Proof of identity; the proving that a person, subject, or article before the court is the very same that he or it is alleged, charged, or reputed to be; as where a witne recognizes the prisoner at the ba!- as the same person whom he saw committing the crime; or where handwriting, stolen goods, counterfeit coin, etc., are recognized as the same which once pa ed under the observation of the person identifying them. Ident it a.s vera colligltur ez multitu• cline sicnorum. True identity is collected from a multitude ot signs. Bae. Max. IDENT IT ATE:: [s. 594]