The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. The People disproved defendant's justification defense beyond a reasonable doubt. Even if defendant subjectively believed that the complainant was about to use deadly physical force against him, based upon the prior incident in defendant's apartment, such belief was not objectively reasonable given that the complainant had left the apartment and was fleeing down the hallway...
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