People v. Glaspie

*829OPINION OF THE COURT

Steven W. Fisher, J.

Charged with first degree robbery, the defendant moves to suppress potential identification testimony. In support of his motion, he raises a novel claim regarding the duties and responsibilities of a defense lawyer at a lineup.

The defendant argues that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel when his attorney made suggestions that were accepted by the police to make the lineup more fair. He maintains that the only proper role for an attorney at an identification procedure is to bear witness to unfairness, not to help cure it.

The facts as…