State v. Gardner

Facts Of Case

It is uncontroverted that the defendant slashed a man with a 10-inch shard of glass causing him the loss of an eye. The issues of whether the stabbing was done in self-defense or in the defense of another were resolved against the defendant by the jury. It is from a judgment and sentence for assault in the second-degree and while armed with a deadly weapon that defendant brings this appeal.

The record of the case before us provides a glimpse of the jungle in which some women live and earn their livelihood. The defendant who was 24 years old at the time of her trial, had a long…