Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Although the hearing court suppressed the lineup identifications as impermissibly suggestive and violative of the defendant's right to counsel, a witness may be permitted to identify the defendant in court if the in-court identification is based on an independent source (see, Manson v Brathwaite,
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