Reversed on the law and in the interest of justice and the case remanded for a new trial.
The People's case consisted primarily of testimony by a cabdriver who asserted that defendant instead of paying the fare, forcibly stole $30 while displaying and threatening the use of a knife. During the course of the People's presentation, defense counsel moved to have a statement, purportedly made by defendant in the presence of certain police officers subsequent to his arrest...
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