People v. Lane
Opinion of the Court
Judgment unani
Defendant further contends that the court should have suppressed a lineup identification by the robbery victim because defendant was denied the right to counsel. The lineup was conducted pursuant to a court order issued in connection with an unrelated homicide charge, and the attorney representing defendant on the homicide charge was present for the lineup. Defendant contends for the first time on appeal, however, that the attorney who represented him on the robbery charge should have been present at the lineup because, when the robbery complaint was dismissed in City Court, that attorney had asked the prosecution to notify him of any future Grand Jury proceeding. That attorney’s request does not constitute the requisite solicitation of judicial intervention sufficient to entitle defendant to the presence of that attorney at the lineup (cf., People v LaClere, 76 NY2d 670, 673-674). Defendant also contends for the first time on appeal that the police had notice of the appearance of counsel at the City Court proceedings. He does not, however, contend that he requested the attorney’s presence at the lineup or that the police were aware that he continued to be represented on the robbery charge after it was dismissed (see, People v LaClere, supra, at 673-674; People v James, 178 AD2d 610, 611). In any event, while this issue may be raised for the first time on appeal, the "factual record [is insufficient] to permit appellate review” (People v Kinchen, 60 NY2d 772, 774). Lastly, we reject the contention that the sentence is unduly harsh or severe. (Appeal from Judgment of Supreme Court, Erie County, Doyle, J.—Robbery, 2nd Degree.) Present—Denman, P. J., Lawton, Wesley, Callahan and Balio, JJ.
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