Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We reject the defendant's contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. The defendant failed to demonstrate "`the absence of strategic or other legitimate explanations' for counsel's alleged shortcomings" at trial (People v Benevento,
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