JOHNSON, Justice.
Rarely are we compelled to reverse a verdict of guilty because the trial judge failed to control an overzealous prosecutor, but this is such a case. The improper admission of numerous bad acts allegedly committed by defendant, punctuated with improper prosecutorial comments about defendant's character, were potentially so damaging that we cannot conclude that the verdict against defendant was untainted by such evidence.
Defendant was charged...
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