BRAUCHER, J.
Each of the two defendants appeals from convictions of armed robbery and murder in the second degree. G.L.c. 278, §§ 33A-33G. We reverse the convictions and order a new trial because of error in restricting the defendants' cross-examination of the principal prosecution witness. We also disapprove references, in the prosecutor's summation to the jury, to the ethnic origin of the defendants and some of their witnesses.
The victim, William...
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