PEOPLE v. MASSEY


34 N.Y.2d 877 (1974)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John Earl Massey, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 26, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph B. Mistrett and Nathaniel A. Barrell for appellant.

Edward C. Cosgrove, District Attorney (William E. Balthasar of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, RABIN and STEVENS concur.


MEMORANDUM.

One aspect of the critical identification issue on the trial of this case was whether defendant had a moustache on September 22, 1971, the date of the robbery. Prosecution witnesses testified that he did not; defense witnesses testified that he did. In rebuttal the prosecution offered two photographs taken at the lineup on October 1, 1971 in which defendant appeared clean-shaven. These photographs were received...

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