OPINION
DITTER, District Judge.
Defendant was convicted of making false statements to a grand jury. He seeks a new trial on the grounds that in closing argument the prosecutor commented upon defendant's failure to testify, thus violating the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. For the reasons which follow, defendant's motion must be granted.
At trial, the government's chief witness was Joseph Baldino, who testified that he gave...
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