Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial ordered.
Under the circumstances of the instant case, in which the only substantial issue was whether the defendant had acted in self-defense (in response to an alleged assassination attempt) in firing upon the decedent and the complaining witness, we believe that the following three errors operated to deprive the defendant of a fair trial. First, it was impermissible...
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