Ordered that the judgment is modified, on the law, by vacating the conviction of assault in the third degree and vacating the sentence imposed thereon; as so modified, the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that the People failed to disprove his justification defense beyond a reasonable doubt is unpreserved for appellate review (see CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Gray,
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