CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
After an earlier prosecution ended in a mistrial, defendant Reyes Vargas was retried in September 1977 and convicted of distribution of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On this appeal he argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict and that the prosecutors' closing arguments denied him a fair trial. Finding the latter claim persuasive, we reverse the conviction and remand for a new trial.
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