Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
The defendant slashed the complainant multiple times across the chest and neck with a "Karambit" knife during a physical altercation on a Brooklyn street. He was charged with, inter alia, assault in the first degree, attempted assault in the first degree, and assault in the second degree. At trial, the defendant asserted a justification defense. The jury acquitted the defendant of assault...
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