PEOPLE v. BROWN


77 A.D.2d 841 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John Brown, Appellant

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

August 21, 1980


Reversed, on the law and the facts, and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and the matter remanded for a new trial.

On appeal, defendant alleges that the cumulative impact of several comments made during the prosecutor's summation resulted in prejudice, depriving him of his constitutional right to a fair trial. The remarks at issue reflected negatively on the credibility of defendant's witnesses and the defendant himself as a witness, and were made...

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