Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
CPL 300.10 (subd 2) provides, inter alia, that in charging the jury the court must "state the material legal principles applicable to the particular case, and, so far as practicable, explain the application of the law to the facts, but it need not marshall or refer to the evidence to any greater extent than is necessary for such explanation." While this substantially...
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