Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that, at the time of sentencing, the court improperly denied his motion to withdraw his plea of guilty based upon his claim of self-defense. A defendant may not withdraw his guilty plea by proffering an unsupported claim of innocence where the plea was voluntarily made with the advice of counsel following an appraisal of all relevant factors (see, People v Tannenbaum,
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