The sentencing court properly exercised its discretion (CPL 220.60 [3]) in denying defendant's application to withdraw his guilty plea based upon his claimed misunderstanding as to the imposition of consecutive, rather than concurrent, sentences. The record reveals that this element of the sentence was clearly explained by the court and discussed at length between defendant and his counsel (see, People v Richards,
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