the us legal system has long held that mug shots can have a negative effect on juries. the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit held, "the double-shot picture, with front and profile shots alongside each other, is so familiar, from 'wanted' posters in the post office, motion pictures and television, that the inference that the person involved has a criminal record, or has at least been in trouble with the police, is natural, perhaps automatic."