Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
The People, with commendable candor, concede that the prosecutrix committed certain improprieties during cross-examination of defendant and during summation and that the cumulative effect thereof served to impair the fairness of the trial. We agree. During cross-examination of defendant, the prosecutrix repeatedly inquired as to whether the People's witnesses...
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