Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and facts and a new trial granted.
Memorandum:
The question presented by this appeal is whether the People have proved beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant had substantial capacity to know and appreciate the nature and consequences of his conduct on June 4, 1966, the date of the crime, and that defendant knew such conduct was wrong. The People did not produce any witness on the question of defendant's sanity. Two...
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