It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him following a jury trial of murder in the second degree (Penal Law § 125.25) and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (§ 265.03 [2]). Contrary to defendant's contention, the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence ( see generally People v. Bleakley, 69 NY2d 490, 495). Also contrary to the contention of defendant, he was not denied a fair trial based upon comments made by the prosecutor during summation. Supreme Court instructed the jury to disregard the prosecutor's statement that a prosecution witness "will not get any deal" on a pending charge, thereby alleviating any prejudice arising from the prosecutor's improper reference to a matter not in evidence ( see generally People v. Ashwal, 39 NY2d 105, 111; People v. Clark, 195 AD2d 988, 991). The remainder of the prosecutor's summation was a fair response to defense counsel's summation and "did not exceed the bounds of legitimate advocacy" ( People v. Melendez, 11 AD3d 983, 984, lv denied 4 NY3d 888).