OPINION OF THE COURT Hancock, Jr., J. Justification is a defense to depraved indifference murder and, where evidence supporting the defense has been presented, refusal to instruct the jury that the People must disprove justification beyond a reasonable doubt is reversible error. We, therefore, reverse the order of the Appellate Division which affirmed defendant’s conviction and remit for a new trial. <p…
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