People v. Grant

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that the police lacked probable cause to arrest him and that the subsequent showup identification should have been suppressed. We disagree. In responding to the scene of a possible burglary, the police met with complainant, who stated that he had observed a man leaving the vacant house complainant had been watching for the owner. While speaking to the police, complainant saw defendant, the man he had observed leaving the house, and pointed him out to the police. An officer in a marked patrol car received a dispatch to stop…