Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
At a pretrial hearing, the defendant requested an advance ruling that the court charge the jury on the justification defense. However, after the court denied the application, the matter was not raised during trial, and the defendant did not object to the jury charge as given. Consequently, the defendant's claim that he was entitled to a justification instruction is unpreserved for appellate review (see People v Gray, ...
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