We think the prosecution expanded on defendant's previous criminal record at dangerous length. But we do not think this calls for reversal in view of the not exactly unrestrained summation by the defendant's attorney; the repeated statements (whether sincere or not) by the District Attorney that the defendant's previous criminal activities were to be considered only in relation to the issue of credibility and the Judge's very careful charge on this point; the fact that the...
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