People v. Drax

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The verdict convicting defendant of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25 [1]) is not against the weight of the evidence (see, People v Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). Because there is no reasonable view of the evidence that defendant did not intend to cause death, County Court properly denied defendant’s request to charge manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]) and manslaughter in the second *1206degree (Penal Law § 125.15 [1]) as lesser included offenses (see, People v Glover, 57 NY2d 61, 63; People v Pinella, 244 AD2d 435, lv…