Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court did not err by denying the defendant's application to withdraw his plea of guilty on the grounds of coercion and self-defense. The determination of whether to allow a defendant to withdraw a plea of guilty is a matter that rests with the sound discretion of the trial court (see, CPL 220.60 [3]; People v Ochoa,
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