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THE PEOPLE, ETC., respondent, v. MANUEL HORNEDO, appellant.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that the police unlawfully arrested him in his mother's apartment (see Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573; People v. Minley, 68 N.Y.2d 952). However, we agree with the hearing court that the defendant failed to demonstrate that he had a legitimate expectation of privacy in his mother's apartment (see People v. Ponder, 54 N.Y.2d 160; People v. Zheng, 266 A.D.2d 471; People v. Adames, 168 A.D.2d 623; People v. Walker, 150 A.D.2d 408). The evidence adduced at the hearing indicated that the defendant was living with his girlfriend at another location at the time of his arrest. He acknowledged that he stayed with his girlfriend for long periods of time and kept his clothes there, and his name and personal information appeared on the lease to his girlfriend's apartment. The hearing court found that the defendant's testimony that he lived in his mother's apartment and spent the night before his arrest there was not credible. The hearing court stated that it "cannot credit any" of the defendant's testimony "in light of the "defendant's willingness to tailor his testimony to the needs of the moment."

At the hearing, the defense counsel specifically stated that he was not challenging the photographic array. Therefore, review of that issue was waived (see People v. Hernandez, 297 A.D.2d 389, lv denied 98 N.Y.2d 768). We agree with the hearing court that the lineup was not suggestive.

The defendant was not unduly prejudiced by the prosecutor's questionable remarks, given the trial court's prompt curative instructions (see People v. Tosca, 98 N.Y.2d 660, 661).

S. MILLER, J.P., GOLDSTEIN, ADAMS and RIVERA, JJ., concur.

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PEOPLE v. HORNEDO
(Mar 17, 2003)