Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered.
At the trial of this action a tape recording of an alleged drug sale was admitted into evidence. In considering whether to admit the tape, the Trial Judge noted "that the tape is of poor quality and were the court required to glean from the conversations that are contained on the tape, the court would be unable to do so for the most part". He later informed the jury "as you will soon find out [the tape is], largely...
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