Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York October 25, 2012 (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.