MONACO, J.
This is a troubling case. In the final analysis we conclude that trial counsel for the appellees, Dale R. Hightower, stepped over the behavioral bounds so frequently during the three-day trial of this case that a reversal is required. That is to say that while each individual defalcation of Mr. Hightower's might not justify reversal, their totality surpasses the critical mass that compels us to order a new trial.
The appellant, Lucas Irizarry, was...
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