Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the Supreme Court erred in instructing the jury only with respect to the defense of the justified use of deadly physical force, rather than the justified use of ordinary physical force, with respect to the charges of attempted assault in the first degree and assault in the second degree. This contention is without merit. "[T]he particular justification instruction given to the jury must be consistent...
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