Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
Prior to trial, defendant was offered a plea bargain contingent on his codefendant's acceptance of a similar offer. When the codefendant rejected his offer, he and defendant proceeded to trial. Whether a defendant should be offered a plea rests in the discretion of the prosecutor, and there was nothing improper about the offer made in this case (see, People v Pena,
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