The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. Issues of credibility were properly considered by the jury and there is no basis for disturbing its determinations (see People v Gaimari, 176 N.Y. 84, 94). In rejecting defendant's justification defense, the jury properly weighed conflicting accounts of the incident and was free to accept or reject any part of the testimony of each witness.
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