Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial granted.
Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for assault in the first and second degrees arising out of a stabbing incident. At trial, defendant asserted a defense of justification (Penal Law § 35.15) and claimed that the victim came at him with a cane, struck him in the head and made other attempts to strike defendant. During her summation...
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