People v. Gonzalez

OPINION OF THE COURT

Lewis L. Douglass, J.

This prosecution arises out of a fight between a brother, the *183defendant, and his sister. Sometime during the fight the sister’s eight-year-old son was stabbed in the stomach with a kitchen knife.

The sister claimed the brother came to her apartment, and during an argument, he slapped her once or twice, pushed her over a washing machine and while they were arguing, he suddenly turned and stabbed her eight-year-old son who was standing next to her.

The defendant claimed the sister had the knife, and in order to protect himself, he grabbed her in a bear…