The People appeal from an order granting the respondent a new trial after a jury had convicted him of robbery. The appeal is authorized by Penal Code section 1238, subdivision (a)(3).
The case of the prosecution to a very large extent rested upon the incriminating testimony given by one Williams, an accomplice to the crime. The motion for a new trial was made and granted upon the sole ground that,
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