Opinion
February 3, 1992
Appeal from the County Court, Nassau County (Thorp, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the in-court identification made by the undercover officer to whom the defendant had sold one vial of crack-cocaine should have been suppressed because the People failed to give the defense notice, pursuant to CPL 710.30 (1) (b), that the undercover officer had seen a picture of the defendant when he checked the defendant's police file for completeness two or three days after the arrest, and again prior to his Grand Jury testimony. We disagree.
The inadvertent observations of the defendant's picture do not come within the purview of having "previously identified" the defendant within the meaning of the statute (see, People v Gissendanner, 48 N.Y.2d 543, 551-552; CPL 710.30 [b]).
We have examined the defendant's remaining contentions and find them to be either without merit, or, to the extent that any error may exist, we find it to be harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant's guilt (see, People v. Crimmins, 36 N.Y.2d 230). Balletta, J.P., Miller, Ritter and Copertino, JJ., concur.