The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. At the time of the lineup identification, defendant was in lawful custody based on probable cause. Although, in the hospital immediately after his injury and at a time when he was disoriented, the victim provided only limited information to the police, he subsequently provided a very detailed description of his attacker, including the distinctive nickname "Punchy," and defendant fit that description in every respect...
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