The following excerpt is from People v. Crimmins, 326 N.E.2d 787, 36 N.Y.2d 230, 367 N.Y.S.2d 213 (N.Y. 1975):
* There may be other identifiable considerations in special instances (e.g., People v. Savvides, 1 N.Y.2d 554, 154 N.Y.S.2d 885, 136 N.E.2d 853, Supra) in which our court held the conduct of the prosecutor to be so improper as to call for a new trial quite irrespective either of the quantum of evidence of guilt or of any evaluation of the actual effect of the misconduct, at least in part for therapeutic purposes.
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