Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contentions, he was not deprived of a fair trial by the court's submission to the jury of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]) as a lesser included offense of the crime of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]) charged in the indictment (see, CPL 300.50 [1]; People v Green,
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