People v. Bryant

—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Dominic Massaro, J.), rendered August 13, 2001, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent violent felony offender, to a term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s request for a justification charge was properly denied. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to defendant, there was no reasonable view of the evidence to support such a charge (see People v Cox, 92 NY2d 1002 [1998]). Although a defendant is entitled to raise inconsistent defenses (see People v…