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 complainant testified that the defendant forcibly took his car at knifepoint. The defendant took the stand and alleged that the complainant regularly...
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