The crime charged is particularly abhorrent to a normal person but the defendant nevertheless was entitled to a fair and impartial trial. An examination of the record convinces us that he did not receive such a trial and that his conviction ought to be reversed in the interests of justice. We regard certain parts of the District Attorney's summation as inflammatory and prejudicial, and to such a degree that we cannot justly view them as harmless.
Judgment reversed...
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