Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
As correctly conceded by the People, the defendant was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel. His trial counsel failed to object to the People's violation of a stipulation that they not introduce certain physical evidence at trial (see, People v Benevento,
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