Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lance Owens, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-06-13
Citations: 151 A.D.3d 520
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lance Owens, Appellant.
Judges: Concur — Acosta, P.J., Renwick, Richter, Feinman and Webber, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 151
Pages: 520–520

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lance Owens, Appellant.
[55 NYS3d 736]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Cassandra M. Mullen, J. at hearing; Eduardo Padró, J. at plea and sentencing), rendered January 25, 2013, convicting defendant of robbery in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of one to three years, unanimously affirmed.
The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. The hearing record and our examination of a copy of a photo array support the court's finding that the array was not unduly suggestive (see People v Chipp, 75 NY2d 327, 336 [1990], cert denied 498 US 833 [1990]). The alleged discrepancies in skin tone and facial hair between defendant and the fillers were not noticeable (see e.g. People v Sanchez, 95 AD3d 241, 250 [1st Dept 2012], affd 21 NY3d 216 [2013]), and the fact that defendant was depicted wearing a very common article of clothing that was briefly referred to in the identifying witness's description did not call attention to defendant (see e.g. People v Drayton, 70 AD3d 595 [1st Dept 2010], lv denied 15 NY3d 749 [2010]).
Concur — Acosta, P.J., Renwick, Richter, Feinman and Webber, JJ.