The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Defendant failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he was acting under an extreme emotional disturbance when he stabbed his estranged wife 38 times and then attempted suicide (Penal Law § 125.25 [1] [a]; People v White,
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