The court's denial of recusal was a proper exercise of discretion. We find no merit to appellant's argument that a mandatory statutory basis for disqualification arose in this case (see, Judiciary Law § 14). In the absence of statutory grounds, the decision upon a recusal motion is a discretionary one "within the personal conscience of the court" (People v Moreno,
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