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p. 693The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Ervin Young, Appellant.
— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Tomei, J.), rendered August 23, 1982, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal use of a firearm in the second degree, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence.
Judgment affirmed.
p. 694
We reject the defendant’s claim that his guilt was not established beyond a reasonable doubt. The People disproved his justification defense beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v Steele, 26 NY2d 526 ). Weinstein, J. P., Lawrence, Kunzeman and Kooper, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- People v. Steele 26 NY2d 526 p. 694