People v. McKenzie

The prosecution appeals by leave granted from the trial court’s suppression of evidence of the complainant’s identification of the defendant at a precustodial photographic lineup that was conducted without counsel present to represent defendant. We reverse.

This case involves the alleged armed robbery of Melvin Langston on July 23, 1989, by a black male who purported to be a police officer for the City of Inkster, Michigan. Defendant is a black male who was on duty as an auxiliary officer of the Inkster Police Department at the time of the alleged robbery. Shortly after the incident, Langston…