Unanimously affirmed.
I agree that the defendant's conviction of murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the first degree should be affirmed. Defendant was charged with causing the death of a two-year-old child by beating the child with his belt buckle. The court submitted to the jury four charges: (a) Murder in the second degree pursuant to subdivision 2 of section 125.25 of the Penal Law — "Under circumstances...
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