Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial granted.
In our opinion, the denial of the defense motion for employment of a physician and a psychiatrist at the city's expense (see County Law, §§ 722-c, 722-e) constituted an improvident exercise of discretion. The record indicates that the People, during their direct case, offered testimony by an expert in the field of psychotherapy to the effect that...
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