Judgment affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contentions on this appeal, we find that, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People, the defendant's guilt of the crime of murder in the second degree was proven beyond a reasonable doubt, and the prosecution likewise met its burden of disproving the defense of justification (see, People v Contes,
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