Judgment rendered May 9, 1969, herein appealed from, reversed on the law and in the interests of justice, the judgment vacated and a new trial directed.
In our view the cross-examination of defendant with respect to other crimes of which defendant was neither charged nor convicted, exceeded the bounds of propriety and was highly prejudicial. The rule is well settled that a defendant who elects to testify may be cross-examined concerning any immoral, vicious or criminal...
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