Defendant, along with his co-perpetrator, was apprehended moments after the two had brutally beat the victim on the head with a metal pipe and stole money and personal items. The victim, approaching the perpetrators on his own, made an immediate and positive prompt, confirmatory identification. Shortly afterward, the victim's ring was recovered from defendant's mouth.
Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the People, under the standards set forth in
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