Judgment affirmed.
On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred in taking his guilty plea without explicitly advising him that he was giving up his right to testify at trial. Defendant also argues that Penal Law § 70.06 is unconstitutional. Neither of those arguments was raised prior to imposition of sentence or by motion to vacate the sentence, and thus, neither is preserved for appellate review (People v Lemon,
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