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 adduced at trial was of sufficient quantity and quality to support the verdict, the issue of the defendant's guilt turned solely upon the credibility of the witnesses. The prosecutor's case hinged upon the testimony of a young boy, who stated that he had seen the defendant in possession of a gun, and the arresting...
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