Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the verdict convicting him of murder in the second degree (see Penal Law § 125.25 [1]) was against the weight of the evidence because the weight of the probative evidence demonstrated that he did not intend to cause his wife's death. "[W]eight of the evidence review requires a court first to determine whether an acquittal would not have been unreasonable. If so, the court must weigh conflicting...
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