Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant was charged with, inter alia, murder in the second degree. During trial, the trial court asked defense counsel if he wished to pursue the affirmative defense of extreme emotional disturbance. Defense counsel explicitly chose not to pursue the defense. On appeal, the defendant argues that he was deprived of a fair trial by the court's failure to charge the jury on the defense of extreme emotional disturbance. Since...
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