Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
Defendant pleaded guilty to criminal possession of marihuana in the first degree. On appeal, defendant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because of a conflict of interest. The conduct of the defense was not affected by a conflict of interest created by defense counsel's concurrent representation of a prosecution witness on an unrelated civil matter (see, People v Ortiz,
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