Ordered that, upon remittitur from the Court of Appeals, the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the County Court did not err in charging manslaughter in the first degree as a lesser included offense of murder in the second degree, as a reasonable view of the evidence supported a finding that the defendant intended to cause serious physical injury to the victim rather than to kill him (see People v Tendilla-Fuentes,
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