Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
Although defendant had been arrested for driving while intoxicated he was never convicted on that charge and, in fact, the charge had been dismissed prior to his trial on the instant indictment. Accordingly, it was gross error to admit evidence that defendant had been arrested for driving while intoxicated, and this error was compounded by the prosecutor's reference thereto...
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