PEOPLE v. SMITH


26 A.D.2d 588 (1966)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Gene Smith, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

June 27, 1966


Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered.

No questions of fact have been considered. On cross-examination, an accomplice testifying for the People denied that he had been promised a light sentence in exchange for his testimony. In summation, an Assistant District Attorney told the jury that a colleague who had taken part in the trial earlier was "an honorable member of the profession" and that, if the colleague had made any promises to the accomplice,...

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