OPINION OF THE COURT
MEMORANDUM.
The order of the Appellate Division should be modified by remitting to County Court for further proceedings in accordance with this memorandum and, as so modified, affirmed.
The Appellate Division erred in applying the harmless error rule where defendant pleaded guilty after the erroneous denial without a hearing of his motion to suppress certain identification testimony (see People v Sampson,
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