PEOPLE v. BAILEY

3441, 5102/11.

148 A.D.3d 547 (2017)

2017 NY Slip Op 01990

50 N.Y.S.3d 53

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. PRINCESAM BAILEY, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided March 21, 2017.


The court providently exercised its discretion in admitting evidence of defendant's membership in the Bloods gang and testimony from an expert witness concerning the customs, hierarchies and violent practices of the Bloods. On appeal, defendant's principal argument is that the extent of this evidence was excessive. However, the level of detail permitted by the court was highly probative of defendant's motive and "was central to...

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