Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We find unpersuasive the defendant's contention that the County Court erred in denying his application to withdraw his guilty plea without a hearing. The decision of whether to permit the withdrawal of a plea rests with the sound discretion of the court of first instance (see, People v Dickerson,
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