It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon a jury verdict, of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25[1]). Contrary to defendant's contention, the jury's rejection of the affirmative defense of extreme emotional disturbance (EED) was not against the weight of the evidence (see People v Steen,
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