People v. Velez

— Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Sharpe, J.), rendered February 3, 1983, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

On this appeal, defendant contends that Criminal Term erred in denying his motion to suppress identification testimony because a witness was shown his photograph at the scene of the crime and his lineup was tainted. First, the witness saw the defendant prior to the crime and following the crime pursued him. When the police arrived, he gave them a description. The…