Opinion
May 5, 1997
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Martin, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contentions, the hearing court properly denied suppression of the stolen vehicle that he was driving as the fruit of an unlawful arrest. The police officers, after lawfully stopping the vehicle upon observing the defendant commit a traffic infraction (see, People v. Ellis, 62 N.Y.2d 393; People v. Tutt, 194 A.D.2d 575), had probable cause to arrest the defendant upon determining that the vehicle had been reported stolen (see, People v. Reese, 126 A.D.2d 678). Further, the hearing court properly ruled that the lineup identification procedure was not unduly suggestive (see, People v. Rodriguez, 64 N.Y.2d 738; People v. Graham, 220 A.D.2d 768; People v. Garcia, 215 A.D.2d 584).
The defendant's sentence was neither harsh nor excessive (see, People v. Suitte, 90 A.D.2d 80).
The defendant's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit.
Bracken, J. P., Ritter, Sullivan and Pizzuto, JJ., concur.