Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We reject the defendant's contention that he established, by a preponderance of the evidence, the affirmative defense of extreme emotional disturbance to the charge of murder in the second degree (see Penal Law § 125.25 [1] [a]; People v Roche,
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