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Unduly Suggestive Line-Up Required a New Trial

The Second Department ordered a new trial because the hearing court erroneously concluded the line-up was not unduly suggestive. The defendant was the only person in the line-up wearing a red shirt (which was a prominent part of the description of the assailant by the complainant).  A new trial was necessary because the People did not have the opportunity to demonstrate whether there was an independent source for the complainant’s identification:

The hearing court erred in concluding that the pretrial identification procedure, a lineup, was not unduly suggestive. The defendant was conspicuously displayed in that lineup. He was the only lineup participant dressed in a red shirt, the item of clothing which figured prominently in the description of the assailant’s clothing that the complainant gave to the police. Thus, at the lineup, the defendant’s red shirt improperly drew attention to his person … .

The hearing court’s erroneous determination effectively precluded the People from proffering evidence as to whether there was an independent source for the complainant’s in-court identification. Since the People did not have an opportunity to establish the existence of an independent source, if any, a new trial is required, to be preceded by an independent source hearing … . People v Pena, 2015 NY Slip Op 06681, 2nd Dept 8-26-15

 

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