People v. Richards

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lombardo, J.), rendered January 4, 1983, convicting him of murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Judgment affirmed.

Defendant was not deprived of his constitutional right to counsel when he was arrested and placed in a lineup without an attorney being present to represent him (People v Hawkins, 55 NY2d 474, cert denied 459 US 846; People v Robertson, 109 AD2d 806).

In People v Hawkins (supra, p 485),…