It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is reversed on the law and a new trial is granted.
Memorandum: These consolidated appeals arise from the death of defendant's wife in 2012. In appeal No. 1, defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]) and tampering with physical evidence (§ 215.40 [2]). In appeal No. 2, defendant appeals from an order denying his CPL article...
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