Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
The trial, as conceded by the People, was permeated with error. The arresting officer's testimony about the filing of other complaints charging defendant with unrelated sexual crimes should not have been admitted as it unduly biased the jury and deprived defendant of a fair trial (see People v Molineux, 168 N.Y. 264). It was also improper to limit...
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