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THE PEOPLE, ETC., respondent, v. ROBERT SAUNDERS, appellant.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant's contention, his clothing at the lineup was not so unduly suggestive of his identity as to create a substantial likelihood of irreparable misidentification (see People v. Ortiz, 273 A.D.2d 482). It is undisputed that the defendant's clothing did not figure prominently in the complainants' description of the defendant (see People v. Tinnen, 238 A.D.2d 615; cf. People v. Carolina, 184 A.D.2d 520). In addition, the fact that the complainants independently identified the defendant in a photo array prior to viewing the lineup reveals that the complainants concentrated on the defendant's face rather than on his clothing (see People v. Rivera, 265 A.D.2d 509).

The defendant's contention that the lineup procedure was unduly suggestive because the fillers differed in height and weight is unpreserved for appellate review, since he failed to raise this specific contention at the Wade hearing (see United States v. Wade, 388 U.S. 218; CPL 470.05; People v. Velez, 222 A.D.2d 625). In any event, the photographs taken at the lineup demonstrate that the fillers sufficiently resembled the defendant. Accordingly, we decline to disturb the hearing court's determination that the lineup was fair and not unduly suggestive.

The defendant received the effective assistance of counsel at trial (see People v. Benevento, 91 N.Y.2d 708; People v. Flores, 84 N.Y.2d 184, cert denied 531 U.S. 1029).

The sentence imposed was not excessive (see People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).

The defendant's remaining contention is without merit.

RITTER, J.P., S. MILLER, GOLDSTEIN and H. MILLER, JJ., concur.

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PEOPLE v. SAUNDERS
(Jun 23, 2003)