The judgment convicting defendant of assault in the second degree must be reversed because of the erroneous exclusion of evidence which is competent, relevant and material to the issues.
The excluded evidence dealt with defendant's reputation for peacefulness in the community in which he resided, and the alleged hostility of the complaining witness.
"[I]t is well settled that in a criminal...
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