Ordered that the judgment is reversed, as a matter of direction in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered. The facts have been considered and determined to have been established.
The defendant was convicted of murdering Pierre Sanon in the early morning hours of September 21, 1986, in front of a social club located on Church Avenue, between East 54th Street and East 55th Street in Brooklyn, New York. The outcome of the trial hinged on the credibility...
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