The verdict was not against the weight of the evidence. Questions relating to evaluation of conflicting expert testimony were properly presented to the jury, and its determinations accepting the testimony of the prosecution witnesses and rejecting the defenses of insanity and extreme emotional disturbance are supported by the record.
Viewed as a whole, the charge conveyed the appropriate legal principles (People v Fields,
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