People v. Rouff

Harwood J.,

dissents and votes to reverse the judgment appealed from, and order a new trial, with the following memorandum: Although the crimes of which defendant stands convicted are heinous, and although the evidence adduced is sufficient to establish that defendant committed them, it is my opinion that errors which occurred during the trial were such that the trial cannot be deemed a fair one and that, therefore, the judgment should be reversed and a new trial ordered.

As the majority notes, the defendant was erroneously deprived of his constitutional right to call certain witnesses (see,…