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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Joseph Nelson, Appellant.
    [627 NYS2d 975]
   Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Beldock, J.), rendered November 16, 1992, convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the prosecution (see, People v Contes, 60 NY2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant intended to cause serious physical injury to the decedent (see, Penal Law § 125.20 [1]). We also find that the evidence was legally sufficient to disprove the defense of justification beyond a reasonable doubt (see, Penal Law § 35.15). Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15 [5]).

The sentence imposed was not excessive (see, People v Suitte, 90 AD2d 80). Sullivan, J. P., Miller, Santucci and Altman, JJ., concur.