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PEOPLE v. DeJESUS

137 A.D.2d 761 (1988)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Edwardo DeJesus, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

February 22, 1988

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.

We find that the Assistant District Attorney's cross-examination of the defendant and her remarks during summation exceeded the bounds of proper advocacy and as a result, deprived the defendant of his right to a fair trial.

Throughout her summation, the Assistant District Attorney...

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