OPINION OF THE COURT
PIGOTT, J.
The issue in this case is whether defendant was entitled to a charge of justification with respect to his conduct during a bizarre series of events that ended with the tragic death of one person and serious injury to two others. That defense, found in Penal Law § 35.05 (2), often referred to as the "choice-of-evils" defense, provides that conduct that would otherwise constitute an offense is justified when it:
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