OPINION OF THE COURT
MEMORANDUM.
The order of the Appellate Division should be modified by reducing defendant's conviction for assault in the first degree (Penal Law § 120.10 [1]) to one for assault in the second degree (Penal Law § 120.05 [2]) and remitting to County Court for resentencing and, as so modified, affirmed.
While the assault upon which defendant's conviction is based was serious, involving numerous blows with a sharp instrument...
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