PEOPLE v. BALKUM


94 A.D.2d 933 (1983)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Balkum, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fourth Department.

May 25, 1983


Judgment unanimously reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial granted.

Memorandum:

Defendant was deprived of a fair trial because of the cumulative impact of the following errors (People v Johnson, 89 A.D.2d 506; People v Dowdell, 88 A.D.2d 239). The prosecutor repeatedly forced the defendant to characterize the police witnesses as lying...

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