Ordered that the judgment and the order are affirmed.
We find unpersuasive the defendant's contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel based on his trial counsel's failure to challenge the legality of his arrest. Initially, it is well settled that the failure to make a particular pretrial motion generally does not, standing alone, constitute ineffective assistance of counsel (see, People v Rivera,
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