Opinion
December 7, 1987
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Beldock, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The showup procedure was proper inasmuch as it was conducted shortly after the crime to quickly confirm or dispel the officer's reasonable suspicion that the defendant was the perpetrator (see, People v Hicks, 68 N.Y.2d 234).
We also find that the circumstantial evidence established the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v Benzinger, 36 N.Y.2d 29).
Although the prosecutor improperly characterized the issues raised by the defense as "smoke screens to divert [the jury's] attention from the real issues" (see, People v Ortiz, 125 A.D.2d 502), given the strong evidence against the defendant and the limited nature of the remark we find that the error was harmless (see, People v Wood, 66 N.Y.2d 374).
The sentence imposed was not excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Mangano, J.P., Thompson, Lawrence and Eiber, JJ., concur.