Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered.
The trial court abused its discretion in denying defendant's application for a continuance. Defendant's two infant sons were facing juvenile delinquency charges, pending in the Family Court, after being arrested with the defendant for participating in the murder of his wife. Their attorney stated that if they were called to testify in their father's case, they would invoke their Fifth Amendment privilege. Since...
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