People v. Bolden

by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County, rendered May 27, 1977, convicting him of attempted *623murder, assault in the second degree and criminal impersonation, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered. Because of two substantial errors committed by the trial court which reach beyond the pale of harmless error, we are constrained to reverse the judgment of conviction and order a new trial. The crimes of attempted murder, assault in the second degree and criminal impersonation of which the defendant was convicted,…