Cannata v. Caricone

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• “[A] defendant ... has the right to chart his own defense. That right is infringed when an affirmative defense is submitted over defense objection and defendant is thereby prejudiced.” (quoting People v. DeGina, 72 N.Y.2d 768, 537 N.Y.S.2d 8, 533 N.E.2d 1037, 1041 (1988)
• \[A] defendant ... has the right to chart his own defense. That right is infringed when an affirmative defense is submitted over defense objection and defendant is thereby prejudiced.\ (quoting People v. DeGina, 72 N.Y. 2d 768, 537 N.Y.S. 2d 8, 533 N.E. 2d 1037, 1041 (1988)

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