People v. White

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Gerald Sheindlin, J.), rendered September 16, 1988, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the *298second degree and sentencing him to a prison term of 30 days, plus 4 years and 11 months’ probation, unanimously affirmed.

The defendant contends on appeal that the People failed to disprove the defense of justification beyond a reasonable doubt. We disagree. Viewed in a light most favorable to the People (see, People v Malizia, 62 NY2d 755, 757, cert denied 469 US 932), the evidence adduced at trial established that defendant became angered…