Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
During his summation, the defense counsel commented that the prosecutor had not called as a witness a police officer who was present when the defendant was arrested. Pursuant to the prosecutor's request, the trial court instructed the jury that the prosecutor had made this officer available to the defense counsel and that the officer had been present in the courthouse for the defense counsel...
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