People v. Torriente
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (DiTucci, J.), rendered October 15, 1985, convicting him of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered.
While the evidence adduced at trial was of sufficient quantity and quality to support the verdict, the issue of the defendant’s guilt turned solely upon the credibility of the witnesses. The prosecutor’s case hinged upon the…
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