The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. We see no reason to disturb the jury's credibility determinations.
Although, as the People concede, the court-ordered lineup was unlawfully conducted in the absence of defendant's counsel, the error was harmless since identification was not an issue in the case and there was no reasonable possibility that the tainted evidence contributed to defendant's conviction (see, People v McMoore,
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