It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously reversed on the law and a new trial is granted.
Memorandum:
Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him after a jury trial of assault in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.05 [5]) for causing the victim to ingest thorazine. We agree with defendant that County Court erred in allowing the People to introduce evidence concerning a prior incident involving the...
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