Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
Defendant was deprived of a fair trial as a result of the testimony adduced at trial from a child psychiatrist and the trial prosecutor's summation. During the course of her testimony on the People's direct case, the child psychiatrist made direct reference to the complainant's ability to tell the truth. Under the circumstances of this case, such testimony served to bolster...
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