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WITH RESPECT TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE DEFENDANT BY A WITNESS TO THE CRIME: NO HEARING ON THE SUGGESTIVENESS OF COMMENTS MADE TO THE WITNESS BY THE POLICE WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE WITNESS WAS A LONG-TIME ACQUAINTANCE OF THE DEFENDANT (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department noted that where a witness to the crime is a long-time acquaintance of the defendant, a hearing about the suggestiveness of comments made to the witness by the police is not necessary. In addition, any identification of the defendant by the witness from a photo array was “merely confirmatory:”

“‘When a crime has been committed by a . . . long-time acquaintance of a witness there is little or no risk that comments by the police, however suggestive, will lead the witness to identify the wrong person'” … . Thus, when “the protagonists are known to one another, suggestiveness is not a concern” and a hearing regarding suggestiveness is not required … . Here, the detective’s testimony at the suppression hearing and the complainant’s testimony at trial demonstrated that the complainant knew the defendant for approximately three years through mutual friends, the complainant knew the defendant by his alias “Kilo,” and the defendant admitted to knowing the complainant. The Supreme Court therefore properly determined that the complainant was impervious to suggestion due to his familiarity with the defendant … . People v Richardson, 2021 NY Slip Op 07287, Second Dept 12-22-21

 

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