PEOPLE v. STEVENSON


157 A.D.2d 563 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Stevenson, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

January 23, 1990


It is undisputed in this case that defendant repeatedly stabbed his wife, Robin Stevenson, thereby causing her serious and permanent injuries, and forced Talaya, her seven-year-old daughter — his stepdaughter — to fall out of a window. The principal question on this appeal is whether defendant was entitled to the requested charge of assault in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.05 [4]), i.e., reckless assault...

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