Defendant was convicted of robbery in the first degree for a knife point robbery on the afternoon of November 9, 1982, in the vicinity of Third Avenue and 179th Street in The Bronx. He contends that the cumulative prejudicial effect of inflammatory and improper remarks made by the prosecutor during summation deprived him of a fair trial. We agree, and, despite the strength of the prosecution's case, are constrained to reverse. The defense's trial strategy was to attack the...
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