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PEOPLE v. RIVERA

75 A.D.2d 544 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Steve Rivera, Appellant The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Frank Rivera, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

April 22, 1980

Each of the defendants was convicted, after trial, of a brutal and singularly senseless murder. The evidence establishing guilt was conclusive. Indeed, it may fairly be said that no impartial jury could have reached a verdict other than that here reached. Nevertheless, and because of the misconduct of the prosecutor, we are constrained to reverse. The evidence disclosed that Michael Stokes, a stockboy in a Key supermarket, learned...

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