Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
Defendant was charged with murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the first degree in connection with the fatal stabbing of her paramour. At trial, the central issue was justification and the evidence was sufficient to permit a finding that the People disproved that defense beyond a reasonable doubt.
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