OPINION OF THE COURT
GONZALEZ, J.
A criminal defendant asserting the defense of justification is entitled to introduce evidence bearing on the reasonableness of his belief that the victim was about to use imminent deadly physical force against him (Penal Law § 35.15 [2] [a]). In this case, the trial court erred in precluding evidence that defendant was kidnapped and threatened by gang members associated...
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