People v. Lyons
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Rubin, J.), rendered September 9, 1982, convicting him of robbery in the first degree and criminal use of a firearm in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
Several of the prosecutor’s actions combined to deprive defendant of a fair trial. Defendant, who testified in his own behalf, admitted on cross-examination that there had been a shooting incident involving several auxiliary police…
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