We conclude that in the unusual circumstances disclosed in this record defendant was denied a fair trial as a matter of law. Accordingly the order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and the case remitted for a new trial.
An earlier motion that the Trial Judge disqualify himself because as a former District Attorney he had prosecuted this defendant for a prior offense, was renewed at the opening...
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