Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered.
While the evidence at trial supports the jury's verdict, we are compelled to reverse the judgment of conviction because the defendant was deprived of a fair trial. On cross-examination of the defendant, the prosecutor asked him about his membership in a gang called the "Untouchables". As there was no discernable connection between...
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