People v. Rivera

— Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered January 23, 1976, convicting him of murder, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered. During cross-examination of defendant’s alibi witness, the prosecutor persisted in inquiring whether he ever went to the police or the District Attorney rather than *626"keeping this [alibi] a big secret”. Thereafter, in his summation, the prosecutor reiterated this line of questioning and emphasized to the jury that "this good friend…