The calendar court properly exercised its discretion when, after the case had been pending for over a year including numerous adjournments due to defendant's retained counsel's other engagements, the court denied defendant's request for a further delay of many months' duration to permit counsel to complete a Federal trial of extraordinary length, and, instead, directed defendant to proceed with substitute retained counsel (see, People v Childs,
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