Opinion
December 23, 1991
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lombardo, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the conduct of a lineup violated his right to counsel is without merit. Absent a specific request to do so, law enforcement authorities ordinarily are not required to notify counsel of an impending investigatory lineup (People v Coates, 74 N.Y.2d 244; People v Hawkins, 55 N.Y.2d 474, cert denied 459 U.S. 846; People v Blake, 35 N.Y.2d 331). Although the police were aware that the defendant was represented by counsel on an unrelated matter, no request was made by the defendant or his parents that counsel be notified of the impending lineup (cf., People v LaClere, 76 N.Y.2d 670). Nor did counsel on the unrelated matter request notification in the event the defendant was placed in a lineup (cf., People v LaClere, supra). Accordingly, we find that the hearing court properly declined to suppress the identification testimony.
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review (see, CPL 470.05) or without merit. Sullivan, J.P., Lawrence, Rosenblatt and O'Brien, JJ., concur.