Judgment affirmed.
Memorandum:
On appeal from a judgment of conviction for murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]), defendant's primary claim is that the trial court erred in disallowing testimony from two defense witnesses concerning Laotian culture. Defendant, a Laotian refugee, was charged with murdering his wife, by repeatedly stabbing her, after she received a phone call from a former boyfriend. Defendant claimed that he was acting under...
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