Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
On appeal the defendant contends that he was denied a fair trial by the court's justification charge, which, inter alia, included allegedly unwarranted instructions concerning the principles of "initial aggressor" and provocation. However, since the defendant failed to object to the court's justification charge on these grounds, his claim is unpreserved for appellate review (see, People v Oliver,
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