People v. Wicker

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered June 16, 1978, convicting him of robbery in the second degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence. Judgment affirmed. On the eve of the trial, the appellant’s codefendant made an oral application for a Wade hearing. A previous written motion for the same relief by the appellant had been withdrawn. When the court inquired as to the circumstances surrounding the identification of the appellant and his codefendant, the District Attorney stated: "The police arrived on the scene and found the complainant…