The court's instruction concerning the effect of intoxication on liability tracked the statute and correctly stated the law (see Penal Law § 15.25). There was nothing defective about the manner in which the court organized its charge (see People v Coonan,
The court properly denied defendant's request to reinstruct the deliberating jury on intoxication since the jury's specific request was...
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