Judgment unanimously reversed, on the law, and a new trial granted.
Memorandum:
Defendant has been convicted of criminal possession of a dangerous weapon (a revolver) in the third degree. After a court-ordered psychiatric examination, defendant was permitted to represent himself, with court-appointed counsel present. Defendant testified that he obtained the gun when he disarmed the barmaid in a tavern in which he was drinking when she menaced him with it because...
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