ESPINOSA, Judge.
¶ 1 After being convicted of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Sergio Rojo-Valenzuela (Valenzuela) was sentenced to two concurrent prison terms of eleven years each. On appeal, he seeks a new trial or new Dessureault
¶ 2 One night in August 2012, police responded to an emergency call from a car wash where Valenzuela and two other men had been seen displaying guns and acting "a little crazy." As Tucson Police Officer Winans arrived at the scene, Valenzuela and the two men sped away in a dark-colored sport utility vehicle and several police cars pursued. Following a high-speed chase through a residential neighborhood, the SUV came to a stop and the occupants fled on foot. Officer Wolfe continued to chase Valenzuela in his patrol car, but was forced to stop when
¶ 3 Police immediately set up a "containment" area that consisted of an inner and outer "quadrant" and began patrolling the neighborhood in search of the shooter. Valenzuela was discovered hiding under a van parked outside a residence within the inner quadrant. Another suspect was detained several blocks away in the outer quadrant. After arrests were made, Officers Winans and Wolfe participated in a series of show-ups with Valenzuela and the second suspect. Winans was unable to positively identify either individual, but Wolfe identified Valenzuela as the shooter based on his clothing, shoes, and physical stature.
¶ 4 Before trial, Valenzuela moved to suppress any pretrial and in-court identifications and requested a Dessureault hearing "to protect his due process rights to a fair identification procedure." The trial court held a hearing but ultimately denied the motion to suppress, finding that Officer Wolfe's identification was not a "typical identification that would be the subject of a suppression motion." The court made no findings concerning the suggestiveness or reliability of the identification, concluding instead that Wolfe's "use [of] the word `identification' ... [wa]s more of a shorthand description of his reaction to seeing someone of a similar size and similar clothing." The case proceeded to trial, and Valenzuela was found guilty by a jury and sentenced as set forth above. We have jurisdiction over his appeal pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 12-120.21(A)(1), 13-4031, and 13-4033(A).
¶ 5 Valenzuela urges us to reverse and remand for a new trial or new Dessureault hearing based on the trial court's admission of Officer Wolfe's pretrial identification testimony. He challenges the court's conclusion that Wolfe's identification was an atypical one requiring no evaluation under the due process clause. Had the court engaged in the proper analysis, he argues, it would have concluded that the show-up identification was both unduly suggestive and unreliable and that his pretrial and in-court identifications should be suppressed. The state concedes that Wolfe's initial identification was inherently suggestive and that it should have been subjected to a due process analysis, but argues the court's ruling may be upheld because the suggestive identification procedure was necessary under the circumstances and Wolfe's identification was reliable.
¶ 6 We review the trial court's ruling for a clear abuse of discretion, State v. Lehr, 201 Ariz. 509, ¶ 46, 38 P.3d 1172, 1183 (2002), deferring to factual findings unless "clearly erroneous," State v. Forde, 233 Ariz. 543, ¶ 28, 315 P.3d 1200, 1213 (2014); State v. Moore, 222 Ariz. 1, ¶ 17, 213 P.3d 150, 156 (2009). The ultimate question of constitutionality, however, is a mixed question of law and fact that we review de novo. Moore, 222 Ariz. 1, ¶ 17, 213 P.3d at 156, citing Sumner v. Mata, 455 U.S. 591, 597 & n. 10, 102 S.Ct. 1303, 71 L.Ed.2d 480 (1982). When analyzing a claim of error in this context, we consider only the evidence presented at the suppression hearing. Id.
¶ 7 The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires that police identification procedures be conducted "in a manner that is fundamentally fair and secures the suspect's right to a fair trial." Lehr, 201 Ariz. 509, ¶ 46, 38 P.3d at 1183; see U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1. To that end,
¶ 8 In State v. Dessureault, 104 Ariz. 380, 384, 453 P.2d 951, 955 (1968), our supreme court set forth the procedure to be followed when a proposed in-court identification has been challenged on grounds that it will be tainted by an unduly suggestive pretrial identification method. First, a hearing must be held "to determine from clear and convincing evidence whether [the prior identification] contained unduly suggestive circumstances." Id. at 384, 453 P.2d at 955. If the prosecution fails to establish that the identification was not unduly suggestive, it may then attempt to prove that the proposed in-court identification is not tainted. Id. If the court finds the in-court identification admissible on that basis, upon request it must provide a cautionary jury instruction concerning the relationship between the pretrial and in-court identifications. Id.
¶ 9 While the procedures set forth in Dessureault still govern a defendant's challenge to the admission of identification evidence, the analysis has been altered slightly to incorporate subsequent developments in constitutional law. Significantly, we now recognize that a defendant's due process rights will not be violated by the admission of evidence concerning an unduly suggestive — but nevertheless reliable — pretrial identification. See, e.g., State v. Williams, 144 Ariz. 433, 440, 698 P.2d 678, 684 (1985) (well-established that "`[t]he admission of testimony concerning a suggestive and unnecessary identification procedure does not violate due process so long as [it] possesses sufficient aspects of reliability'"), quoting Manson v. Brathwaite, 432 U.S. 98, 106, 97 S.Ct. 2243, 53 L.Ed.2d 140 (1977); see also Perry, ___ U.S. at ___, 132 S.Ct. at 720 (if "indicia of reliability are strong enough to outweigh the corrupting effect of the police-arranged suggestive circumstances," identification evidence "ordinarily will be admitted").
¶ 10 A pretrial identification found to be "unduly suggestive," will be screened for reliability under the factors articulated by the Supreme Court in Neil v. Biggers, 409 U.S. 188, 93 S.Ct. 375, 34 L.Ed.2d 401 (1972). See, e.g., Moore, 222 Ariz. 1, ¶¶ 15-16, 32, 213 P.3d at 156, 158; Lehr, 201 Ariz. 509, ¶ 48, 38 P.3d at 1183; Williams, 144 Ariz. 433, 439-40, 698 P.2d 678, 684-85. Such factors
Biggers, 409 U.S. at 199-200, 93 S.Ct. 375. As the state notes, these factors are "non-exclusive," and, at times, our analysis may be informed by other indicia of reliability or lack thereof. See State v. Fierro, 166 Ariz. 539, 546-47, 804 P.2d 72, 79-80 (1990) (relying in part on extensive cross-examination of witness); State v. Nieto, 118 Ariz. 603, 605, 578 P.2d 1032, 1034 (App.1978) (noting Biggers factors are "not exclusive").
¶ 11 We agree with both parties that the trial court erred by concluding Officer Wolfe's identification was not subject to a Dessureault analysis. As the state acknowledges, "[t]he mere fact that an identification is based on a suspect's build and clothing — as opposed to the suspect's face — does not exempt the identification from due process analysis."
¶ 12 The state concedes that the one-man show-up procedure employed here was "inherently suggestive," see, e.g., Williams, 144 Ariz. at 439, 698 P.2d at 684, but relies on the nature of Valenzuela's crime to argue that it was not "unduly" so. Emphasizing law enforcement's pressing need to capture a suspect who had fired on a police officer and taken flight in a residential neighborhood, the state argues the necessity of the show-up rendered a reliability analysis unnecessary. It fails, however, to cite any Arizona authority for the proposition that due process violations associated with suggestive identifications can be cured by evidence of exigent circumstances. Nor is it explained how this notion can be reconciled with binding authority identifying reliability as the "`linchpin'" of admissibility when law enforcement officers employ improper identification procedures. Lehr, 201 Ariz. 509, ¶ 46, 38 P.3d 1172, 1183, quoting Brathwaite, 432 U.S. at 114, 97 S.Ct. 2243.
¶ 13 Indeed, the state's contention is inconsistent with our supreme court's reasoning in State v. Hoskins, 199 Ariz. 127, ¶ 35, 14 P.3d 997, 1008-09 (2000), which involved the use of a show-up identification of an individual suspected of kidnapping an eighteen-year-old girl. In Hoskins, the state argued that the defendant had "no constitutional right to a physical line-up" and that one-man show-ups were permissible under state law. Id. ¶ 33. At the time the show-up was conducted, the victim was still missing. The court observed that the show-up was justified under the circumstances, but it went on to conclude, based on its examination of the Biggers factors, that the identification was properly admitted based on its reliability. Id. ¶¶ 31, 34-35.
¶ 14 Given that exigent circumstances attend many if not most suggestive police show-ups, it follows that a reliability analysis would rarely be required if exigency alone could justify the admission of suggestive identifications. We are therefore reluctant to reach such a conclusion in the absence of further guidance from the Arizona or United States Supreme Court. In any event, the state presented no evidence at the Dessureault hearing concerning the necessity of the particular procedure, or the reasons it could not have taken measures to make the show-up less suggestive.
¶ 15 Accordingly, we turn to the question of whether the trial court's ruling should be affirmed on the basis of reliability.
¶ 16 Officer Wolfe also testified about information he had provided over the radio immediately after shots had been fired, before the suggestive show-up occurred. He described the suspect as "a male wearing all black clothing and ... of thin build, short stature." Evidence in the record established that this description matched Valenzuela's appearance on the night of the shooting. See Moore, 222 Ariz. 1, ¶ 26, 213 P.3d at 157 (comparing description provided before suggestive procedure to evidence of defendant's appearance). Wolfe's "99 percent" level of certainty in his identification — which he attributed to his observations regarding Valenzuela's physical build, pants, and distinctive shoes — and the passage of no more than six hours between Wolfe's confrontation and his identification also support a finding of reliability. Thus, we conclude the foregoing factors are sufficient to determine by clear and convincing evidence that Wolfe's pretrial and in-court identifications were reliable and admissible. That the jury also viewed video footage corroborating Wolfe's description and was instructed on the reliability of in-court identifications only reinforces our conclusion that any weaknesses in his testimony were matters of weight for the jury. See Moore, 222 Ariz. 1, ¶ 29, 213 P.3d at 158.
¶ 17 Valenzuela next contends that testimony by Detective Gonzalez, who brought Officer Wolfe to the show-up, regarding Wolfe's statement at that time "was classic hearsay" and that the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted the testimony over Valenzuela's objection. The state responds that the detective's testimony was admissible pursuant to Ariz. R. Evid. 801(d)(1)(C), which classifies as non-hearsay any statement of identification made by a declarant-witness who is subject to cross-examination. Valenzuela concedes in his reply that this subsection applies to "statements of identification ... conducted in a constitutional manner," and that the "Rule 801(d)(1)(C) hearsay exemption [applies] to [the detective's] testimony about Officer Wolfe's statement," to the extent Wolfe's identification comported with due process. We agree, and incorporating our due process analysis above, conclude that Gonzalez's testimony regarding Wolfe's identification was properly admitted.
¶ 18 Finally, Valenzuela argues that the trial court's jury instruction on attempted first-degree murder constituted fundamental error. He maintains the court's use of the term "the crime" or "a crime" in describing the elements of attempt was impermissibly vague because it allowed the jury to find him guilty of attempted first-degree murder if it found that he had attempted to commit any crime, not just first-degree murder.
¶ 19 We review the legal adequacy of a jury instruction de novo. State v. Martinez, 218 Ariz. 421, ¶ 49, 189 P.3d 348, 359 (2008). In doing so, we view the instructions in their entirety to determine whether they accurately reflect the law, State v. Rutledge, 197 Ariz. 389, ¶ 15, 4 P.3d 444, 448 (App.2000), and
¶ 20 And even were we to find error in the court's instruction, Valenzuela has failed to establish any resulting prejudice. See State v. Henderson, 210 Ariz. 561, ¶¶ 19-20, 115 P.3d 601, 607 (2005). In evaluating the impact of an allegedly erroneous jury instruction, we will, along with other factors, consider the statements of counsel. State v. Valverde, 220 Ariz. 582, ¶ 16, 208 P.3d 233, 237 (2009). Here, the prosecutor focused on the connection between the charge of attempted first-degree murder and Valenzuela's intent to commit first-degree murder throughout his closing:
There is nothing in these statements to suggest that the jury could find Valenzuela guilty of attempted first-degree murder based on an intent to commit any other crime. Accordingly, we conclude that the alleged instructional error could not have prejudiced Valenzuela and reject his claim for relief on this ground.
¶ 21 For all of the foregoing reasons, Valenzuela's convictions and sentences are affirmed.