People v. Morgan

Defendant’s assault conviction was against the weight of the evidence (see People v Danielson, 9 NY3d 342, 348-349 [2007]). Defendant asserts that she was justified in stabbing the complainant in the cheek because she reasonably believed this was necessary to defend herself against the complainant’s use or imminent use of deadly force, i.e., she reasonably believed that the complainant, although unarmed, was about to seriously injure her (see Penal Law § 10.00 [11]). Under the particular *623circumstances, we find that the People did not disprove this self-defense claim beyond a reasonable doubt.

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