Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Alquilino Reyes, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-12-29
Citations: 256 A.D.2d 242
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Alquilino Reyes, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 256
Pages: 242–243

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Alquilino Reyes, Appellant.
[682 NYS2d 190]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Dominic Massaro, J., on motion; Gerald Sheindlin, J., at plea and sentence), rendered February 14, 1997, convicting defendant of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 4 years to life, unanimously affirmed.
Defendant's motion to suppress identification testimony was properly denied without a hearing. A Wade hearing was not required in light of the confirmatory identification by the undercover police officer who had had an opportunity to observe defendant, in a lengthy face-to-face encounter, while negotiating over the price and quantity, and ultimately weighing and purchasing a substantial amount of drugs. The identification was not rendered unreliable by the eight-day lapse between that encounter and the showup such as to disqualify it for treatment as confirmatory (compare, People v Morales, 37 NY2d 262, with People v Gordon, 76 NY2d 595). Concur — Lerner, P. J., Wallach, Tom and Andrias, JJ.