Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered.
On the facts of this case, it was error to permit the prosecution to introduce a police composite sketch drawn with the aid of the complainant. The testimony showed that the complainant had selected a photograph of someone other than the defendant as resembling her assailant. On cross-examination the prosecution introduced a composite sketch which had been prepared with the complainant's help prior to her selection...
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