¶ Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
¶ The complaining witness and defendant had known each other for over a decade. The complainant accused defendant of shooting him five times in the early morning of February 9, 1978. The complainant was apparently the sole eyewitness to the crimes. Under the People's theory, the motive for the shooting was that the complainant had stolen money from defendant...
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