People v. Reeves

*356Approximately two hours after defendant forcibly stole a woman’s purse in a subway station, he was apprehended after taking a small black bag from the front seat of a parked taxicab. Approximately eighteen hours later, defendant was identified in a lineup by the woman whose handbag was stolen. Defendant was arraigned the following evening for both crimes.

After defendant was arrested on misdemeanor charges for the theft of the bag from the taxicab, the District Attorney’s office was fully justified in immediately arranging for a lineup so as to ascertain whether defendant had also committed…