Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
Defendant was convicted of first degree manslaughter for having intentionally caused the death of his girlfriend, Audrey Miller, "under circumstances which do not constitute murder because he act[ed] under the influence of extreme emotional disturbance". (Penal Law, § 125.20, subd 2.) On appeal, his chief contention is that the trial court erred in charging the jury on intoxication (Penal Law, § 15.25)....
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