People v. Allen

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that Supreme Court erred in limiting his testimony regarding a statement by an unknown third person that he had overheard a couple of weeks before the assault to the effect that the victim used cocaine. Defendant was permitted to testify concerning that person’s statement to "watch out” for the victim because he carried a weapon. There is no basis to disturb the court’s ev*901identiary ruling inasmuch as the court did not preclude competent evidence that supported the defense of justification (see generally, People v Goetz, 68 NY2d 96,…