Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered.
The defendant and the complainant, the only persons involved in the crime, each accused the other of being the robber. There were no other persons who were witnesses to the crime. Thus, credibility was the only real issue before the jury. In this context, the court allowed each of two police officers to testify to the account of the crime given to them by the complainant. It is error to allow the prosecution to...
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