Defendant was convicted, following a jury trial, of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]). Because of several errors committed by the prosecutor and the trial court, we reverse the conviction and grant a new trial.
Chester Stawiasz was killed on November 7, 1989. His body was found five months later, buried in a concrete slab in the basement of the house shared by defendant...
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