Ordered that the judgment is reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered.
The crime of which the defendant stands convicted involves the alleged rape and sexual abuse of a four-year-old girl. The testimony adduced at trial established that the defendant was a friend of the victim's family, having been introduced to her mother by her grandmother, who attended the same church as the defendant. The defendant testified on...
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