Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered. The facts have not been considered.
The issue herein is whether defendant was entitled to attempt to show that the crucial prosecution witness' motive to lie was increased because the witness, an indicted codefendant, faced a mandatory life sentence prior to his agreement to testify for the People in exchange for the prosecutor's recommendation that no jail sentence be imposed (i.e., that he would recommend a sentence...
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