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People v. Rivera

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 16, 1999
265 A.D.2d 509 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

Opinion

Submitted September 10, 1999

October 16, 1999

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Aiello, J.).


ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant claims that the lineup viewed by two prosecution witnesses one month after the shooting was unduly suggestive because the defendant and one filler were the only people in the lineup wearing the clothes described by the witnesses as having been worn by the shooter, i.e., a white T-shirt and jeans. The hearing court properly denied the suppression motion since the defendant's clothing was not so distinctive as to draw attention to him, and the appearance of the fillers was similar to the defendant in terms of skin tone and facial hair, and all of the participants were wearing white T-shirts (see, People v. Allen, 257 A.D.2d 397; People v. Caba, 255 A.D.2d 232). Moreover, three weeks prior to the lineup, the witnesses had selected a photograph of the defendant's face from an array of six photographs of similar-looking men, thus revealing that the witnesses concentrated on the shooter's face rather than his commonplace attire (see, People v. Santos, 250 A.D.2d 413; People v. Tinnen, 238 A.D.2d 615).

The defendant's remaining contentions are unpreserved for appellate review and, in any event, without merit.

SANTUCCI, J.P., JOY, FRIEDMANN, and GOLDSTEIN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Rivera

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 16, 1999
265 A.D.2d 509 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
Case details for

People v. Rivera

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, etc., respondent, v. ELMER RIVERA, appellant. (Ind. No…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Oct 16, 1999

Citations

265 A.D.2d 509 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
697 N.Y.S.2d 632

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