PEOPLE v. COFFEY


11 N.Y.2d 142 (1962)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Coffey, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 5, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred I. Rosner and Martin B. Rosner for appellant.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (H. Richard Uviller and Richard R. Lutz of counsel), for respondent.

Judges DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and FOSTER concur.


Chief Judge DESMOND.

Defendant's conviction in the Court of General Sessions of burglary in the third degree has been affirmed by the Appellate Division and his appeal is here by permission.

The charge was that at 5 o'clock on the morning of June 25, 1960 he broke a display window in a Manhattan jewelry shop and stole about 30 valuable rings. The principal testimony against him was given by the sole eyewitness...

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