Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, that branch of the defendant's omnibus motion which was to suppress prospective testimony concerning the lineup identification of the defendant is granted, and a new trial is ordered, to be preceded by a hearing as to the issue of whether the complainant possessed an independent source upon which to predicate an in-court identification of the defendant. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
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