Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
Reversal is required because several comments made by the trial court operated to deny the defendant his fundamental right to a fair trial. In the course of its instructions to the jury on intent, which was a necessary element of each of the crimes charged, the trial court made the following statements: "I should like to give you an illustration of intent that I give the...
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