Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
Defendant was accused of raping and sodomizing a girl with whom he had a friendly street acquaintance. The complainant testified that the attack came suddenly following a passing encounter with the defendant as she was returning home from an errand. Defendant took the witness stand on his own behalf and testified that he had actually stopped and spoken with...
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