Defendant's claim that he was deprived of a fair trial when the court simultaneously conducted a bench trial with respect to his codefendant, with the intent that his codefendant would take a plea at the conclusion of the People's case, is unpreserved for review by this Court (CPL 470.05 [2]), and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. If we were to review it, we would find that defendant's trial was not a "sham" and he was not prejudiced by the court's proper...
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