People v. Doe

*864OPINION OF THE COURT

Ruth Pickholz, J.

The defendant, Josephine,1 a 21-year-old hearing impaired, learning disabled individual,2 with no prior record, was tried jointly with her 16-year-old sister, Joanna, on one count of intentional assault. Both sisters were charged with scratching the face of the complainant, Marisol, during a school yard skirmish initially involving only Joanna and Marisol who were classmates in a special education program. Joanna, a youth, was tried before the Bench at the same time her adult sister’s case was heard by the jury. The court acquitted Joanna on November 18,…