Legal Opinion
People v. Bailey
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 11, 2009PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*69OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
The question before the Court is whether the evidence was legally sufficient to convict defendant of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree. We hold that it was not.
Due to reports of increased thefts in Midtown Manhattan, a plainclothes team of officers, including Police Officer Murphy and Sergeant Fressle, was on the lookout for pickpockets. Defendant Eric Bailey caught their attention. The team observed him enter and leave eight fast food restaurants in the 34th Street area. In the various restaurants he entered, defendant walked around…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. DanielsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- People v. LewisNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- People v. MoralesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. DallasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People v. BaileyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
3Cited by20 opinions
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- People v. WilsonNew York Court of Appeals · 2018
- People v. BrousseauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
- People v. RahmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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