Ordered that the judgment is reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered.
This case arises from an altercation between the defendant and his cousin inside a house. During the altercation, the defendant stabbed the cousin several times in the head, neck, and chest, and swung a knife at the cousin's 16-year-old daughter when she tried to intervene. At trial, the Supreme Court instructed the jury on justification with respect...
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