Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We find no merit to the defendant's contentions that he should have been permitted to withdraw his plea of guilty, and that the court should have appointed new counsel. The decision to permit the withdrawal of a plea of guilty rests within the sound discretion of the court (see, CPL 220.60 [3]; People v Ochoa,
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