People v. Fleming

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Grajales, J.), rendered February 20, 1986, convicting him of assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We find unpersuasive the defendant’s claim that the evidence adduced by the prosecution failed to disprove the defense of justification beyond a reasonable doubt (see, Penal Law § 35.15 [2] [a]; § 25.00 [1]). The testimony of the prosecution witnesses and the evidence of the location, number…