People v. Torres

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edwin Torres, J., at suppression hearing; Ira Beal, J., at jury trial), rendered April 25, 1989, convicting defendant of grand larceny in the fourth degree and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of 2 to 4 years, unanimously affirmed.

The prompt on-the-scene showup was not unduly suggestive. *585(People v Adams, 53 NY2d 241.) Nor are we persuaded that the showup identification was somehow rendered improper because the police had probable cause to arrest defendant without the identification, based on the observations of a police officer.

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