Defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim should have been raised by way of a CPL 440.10 motion because a substantial portion of this claim involves matters of trial strategy, particularly with regard to the allegation that trial counsel opened the door to certain evidence. Upon review of the existing record, we find defendant received meaningful representation (see, People v Benevento,
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