Judgment reversed upon the law and the facts, and a new trial ordered.
In our opinion, while the learned Trial Judge's charge to the jury was free of error and bias, the cumulative effect of a number of incidents, occurring during the course of trial and summation, served to deprive appellant and his codefendant, Gaetano Coletti, of a fair trial. The major issue of fact was the identification of the appellant and his codefendant, who were arrested about six months...
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