People v. Balkum
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment unanimously reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial granted. Memorandum: Defendant was deprived of a fair trial because of the cumulative impact of the following errors CPeople v Johnson, 89 AD2d 506; People v Dowdell, 88 AD2d 239). The prosecutor repeatedly forced the defendant to characterize the police witnesses as lying, speaking untruths, wrong or mistaken. Such conduct is, of course, entirely improper and highly prejudicial to the defendant (see People v Galloway, 54 NY2d 396, 400; People v Guidice, 83 AD2d 756; see, also, People v *934Baile…
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