Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a jury verdict of manslaughter in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.15 [1]) and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (§ 265.02 [4]). Contrary to the contention of defendant, he was not deprived of a fair trial by County Court's justification charge (see generally § 35.15). The jurors were instructed to place themselves in the position of defendant to consider how the situation...
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