Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that his judgment of conviction should be reversed because the testimony of the People's leading witness was acquired by duress. We disagree. While the issue is preserved for appellate review even though there was no objection until the close of the testimony (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; cf., People v Butchino,
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