It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is reversed on the law and a new trial is granted.
Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of one count of petit larceny (Penal Law § 155.25), defendant contends that County Court erred in denying his request to charge the jury on the claim of right defense (see § 155.15 [1]; People v Chesler,
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