At the Wade hearing, defendant challenged the ability of the sole identifying witness, Mrs. Cruz, to make an in-court identification of defendant at trial. The hearing court ruled that although the showup of a single photograph to the witness was impermissibly suggestive, there nevertheless was an independent source for an in-court identification by her of defendant. Whether such a basis existed is the issue before us. Mrs. Cruz testified at the hearing that on February...
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