People v. Bailey

OPINION OF THE COURT

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 the stand in support of his defense of alibi. Nevertheless, the jury found him guilty and the Appellate Division has since upheld the judgment entered on the verdict. On the…