Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
Defendant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to accept her plea and in refusing to sever her trial from that of a codefendant. Neither claim has merit. "It is well settled that a defendant has no absolute right to have his plea accepted by the court and that the decision whether to accept a reduced plea is a matter within the court's discretion (Santobello v New York,
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