People v. Kilpatrick
Opinion of the Court
Even if we were to find that defendant’s waiver of his right to appeal was invalid and that the victim’s viewing of a single photograph of defendant was unduly suggestive, we would find that the record supports the hearing court’s independent source finding (see Neil v Biggers, 409 US 188, 199-200 [1972]; People v Williams, 222 AD2d 149 [1996], lv denied 88 NY2d 1072 [1996]). The victim had an extensive opportunity to observe defendant before and during the lengthy robbery, and she was able to provide a reasonably detailed description. The evidence does not support defendant’s assertion that the victim was primarily focused on defendant’s knife. Concur—Saxe, J.P., Nardelli, Williams, Catterson and Malone, JJ.
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