Defendant also argued this court failed to properly explain the justification defense relative to the crimes for which he was charged. On March 30, 2000, the Appellate Division unanimously affirmed defendant's conviction, finding that “the jury could not have reasonably found defendant guilty of reckless conduct without at the same time finding that the reckless conduct occurred in circumstances evinced a depraved indifference to life” and that the relationship between the justification defense and the charged crimes was proper (People v. Porter, 270 A.D.2d 205 [1st Dept 2000] ). On July 17, 2000, the Court of Appeals denied defendant's application for leave to appeal from the Appellate Division (Wesley, J.) ( People v. Porter, 95 N.Y.2d 856 [2000] ).