People v. Franklin

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered June 27, 1978, convicting him of assault in the third degree (two counts) and endangering the welfare of a child (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, indictment dismissed and the case is remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, for the purpose of entering an order in its discretion pursuant to CPL 160.50. The charges in this case stem from an incident in which defendant, using a belt, struck Anthony…