The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. There is no basis upon which to disturb the jury's determinations concerning credibility. Evidence properly credited by the jury disproved defendant's justification defense beyond a reasonable doubt.
Since defendant's request to charge involved a different aspect of the justification defense than did the portion of the court's charge challenged on appeal, his request...
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