Defendant's plea was knowing and voluntary. The court was not required to advise defendant of the effect of intoxication on criminal liability (Penal Law § 15.25) since defendant's admissions at the plea allocution sufficiently established that his mental state was unaffected by intoxication when he perpetrated the robbery and fired gunshots (see, People v Paterno,
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