People v. World
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lawrence J. Tonetti, J., at trial and sentence), rendered June 8, 1988, convicting defendant, upon a jury verdict, of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment of from 4 to 12 years, unanimously reversed, on the law, on the facts, and as *568a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and the matter remanded for a new trial.
We conclude that the cumulative effect of the prosecutor’s improper remarks in summation deprived defendant of a fair trial and, accordingly, reversal is required. For example,…
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