Opinion
March 28, 1994
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Leahy, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the eyewitnesses to the crime, who were also the victims, each had a sufficient independent basis to identify the defendant in court (see, United States v. Wade, 388 U.S. 218). Therefore, their in-court identifications were properly permitted despite suggestive pretrial police-arranged identifications.
Viewing the evidence adduced at the trial in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15).
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Ritter, J.P., Pizzuto, Friedmann and Goldstein, JJ., concur.