Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
At trial, the defendant sought to introduce certain statements by his sister, which he claimed were exculpatory, as statements against her penal interest. However, the court properly exercised its discretion in excluding such statements as unreliable (see, People v Shortridge,
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