Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
There is no merit to the defendant's contention that the trial court improperly prevented him from eliciting evidence with respect to the victim's prior specific acts of violence and reputation for violence. A defendant charged with a homicide may introduce, in support of his claim of self-defense, evidence that the victim was a "quarrelsome, vindicative or violent" person (People v Miller,
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