PEOPLE v. WALLASON


62 A.D.2d 1026 (1978)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John Wallason, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

April 10, 1978


Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered.

No contentions have been raised with respect to the findings of fact. The prosecutor's repeated characterization of the defendant as a "liar" and his incitement of the jury's fear of crime were improper and denied defendant a fair trial (see People v Shanis, 36 N.Y.2d 697; People v Rogers, 59 A.D.2d 916, 918). This impropriety...

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