What is the current state of the law on line confrontations between a suspect and a witness?

law enforcement are best served by an immediate determination as to whether the correct person has been apprehended."].) A prompt on-the-scene confrontation between a suspect and a witness enables the police to exclude from consideration innocent persons so a search for the real perpetrator can continue while it is reasonably likely he or she is still in the immediate area. (People v. Cowger, supra, 202 Cal.App.3d at pp. 1071-1072.) "Such knowledge is of overriding importance not only to the police and the public, but also to the suspect himself. [Citations.] An innocent person who has been apprehended should not have to wait for the assembly of a lineup and the summoning of counsel while the real culprit puts more time, and presumably distance, between himself and the focal point of the offense. [Citations.]" (Ibid.)