Judgment of conviction unanimously reversed, on the law, the verdict vacated and a new trial ordered, in the exercise of discretion.
On cross-examination of defendant the prosecutor improperly questioned him as to a prior arrest in 1953 and elicited from him an affirmative answer. To this, defendant's counsel made a motion for a mistrial, which was denied. The question and answer were ordered stricken, but this was not sufficient to remedy the prejudice to defendant...
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