The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. The evidence established that defendant reached for a knife during an altercation with the complainant, evincing the requisite intent to use it unlawfully against another.
The challenged portions of the court's charge, including the instructions on the element of intent (see People v. Getch,
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