Judgment affirmed.
This case is remitted to the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (subd 5).
The trial court incorrectly instructed the jury that the defense set forth in subdivision 1 of section 155.15 of the Penal Law of a "claim of right made in good faith" was an affirmative defense (see People v Chesler,
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