Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
After the defendant was found fit to stand trial, there was no evidence of changed circumstances to indicate that the defendant's mental status had deteriorated. Therefore, the trial court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in denying the defendant's application for a further psychiatric examination pursuant to CPL article 730 to ascertain his competency (see, People v Gensler,
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