Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court did not err in relieving the defendant's first assigned counsel and assigning a new attorney to represent him, as the defendant's first assigned counsel also represented a witness for the prosecution (see, NY State Bar Association, Ethics Opn 290 [1973]; Code of Professional Responsibility 5-105 [B] [22 NYCRR 1200.24 (b)]; EC 5-14, 5-15; People v Scotti,
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