FARMER, J.
We reverse defendant's conviction because the trial judge refused to permit defense counsel to impeach a key prosecution witness by showing bias.
We will not here detail all the background except to note that the case was essentially a swearing match between the two state witnesses and the defense. Hence the exclusion was not harmless because almost any evidence of bias could have been significant.
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