Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We reject the defendant's contention that he was deprived of a fair trial by the court giving a charge on justification over his objection. It is well settled that the defense of justification contained in Penal Law § 35.15 (2) applies to a defendant's risk-creating conduct, even though it had unintended consequences (see, People v Magliato,
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