People v. Manuel

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Edward Davidowitz, J., at suppression hearing; Harold Silverman, J., at jury trial, reopened suppression hearing and sentence), rendered February 15, 2001, convicting defendant of four counts of robbery in the first degree, and senténcing him to concurrent terms of 12 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s reopened suppression motion was properly denied. The victims’ momentary precinct viewing of defendant in handcuffs could not have tainted their lineup identifications made 17 days later, because the victims had already twice recognized defendant just…