Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
During the course of his summation, the prosecutor remarked: "if Mr. Bates [the defendant] has no involvement in this, where is the outcry of innocence?" Very shortly thereafter the prosecutor added: "And where is there any evidence that Thomas Bates told anybody that he was not involved in this case? Have you heard anything about him telling the police,...
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