Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
Defendant was charged with murder in the second degree. He requested that the jury be instructed on the defense of justification on the theory that he was justified in using deadly force to protect his friend from the use of deadly force. That request was properly denied. "[A] court need not charge justification if no reasonable view of the evidence establishes the elements of the defense (People v Watts, ...
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