Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered.
Defendant was charged with the stabbing death of a fellow employee during an altercation at work. He originally entered a plea of guilty to the indictment, but the plea was subsequently withdrawn. At trial, the defendant was cross-examined with respect to statements made by him during the plea. This was error. It is well settled that a guilty plea, once withdrawn, "is out of the case forever and for all purposes...
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