The motion court's summary denial of defendant's motion to suppress identification testimony was proper. Defendant did not dispute the People's detailed and repeated submissions, which established that the identification procedure, rather than being a police canvass, had been completely civilian-initiated, so that it was outside the category of identifications subject to Wade hearings (see, People v Dixon,
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