People v. Nesbitt

Defendant and the victim, his roommate, became involved in an argument. According to witness testimony, after the victim removed himself from the apartment, defendant stated, “I’m going to show these little N-how we do it . . . I’m from Brooklyn” and repeatedly asked where his “blade” was. Defendant then approached the victim from behind in the hallway and placed him in a chokehold. He then proceeded to cut the victim’s neck, back, arm and face with a device that consisted of three scalpels attached to a single handle. The victim ran back into the apartment and locked the door, which…