Ordered that the judgment as amended is affirmed.
The defendant contends that he was entitled to a charge on the defense of justification (see, Penal Law § 35.05 [2]) because, at the time he was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, he was driving a passenger to a hospital. However, the charge request was properly denied since there was no reasonable view of the evidence to support
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