PEOPLE v. BAILEY


58 N.Y.2d 272 (1983)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Daniel L. Bailey, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Castellino, Public Defender (Joseph J. Balok of counsel), for appellant.

James T. Hayden, Acting District Attorney (James G. Levins III of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER and SIMONS concur.


FUCHSBERG, J.

In the main, this appeal calls upon us to consider whether it was reversible error for a prosecutor, in the presence of the jury, to express a personal conviction that a witness was testifying falsely.

The charges against the defendant, Daniel L. Bailey, stemmed from a residential burglary allegedly committed by him and an unknown accomplice. Bailey, who claims he was misidentified, took...

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