Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the Supreme Court did not err in refusing to charge the jury on the defense of justification with respect to the charge of attempted assault in the first degree. "The rule is that the jury must be instructed on all claimed defenses which are supported by a reasonable view of the evidence — not by any view of the evidence, however artificial or irrational" (People v Butts,...
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