Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
The trial court improperly instructed the jury concerning the defendant's status as an interested witness. The court improperly charged that the defendant had a "deep personal interest as a result of his prosecution", that the "interest is of a character possessed by no other witness", and that the interest "may create a motive to give false testimony" (see, People v Isidron<...
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