It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]). Contrary to defendant's contention, Supreme Court properly denied his request to charge the jury on the lesser included offense of manslaughter in the first degree (§ 125.20 [1]). An eyewitness testified that the victim was seated on a porch...
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