Defendant's CPL 440.10 motion to vacate the judgment was properly denied. After a thorough evidentiary hearing, the motion court considered all of the pertinent facts and applicable law, and properly determined that defendant received effective assistance. Counsel's representation of defendant in connection with his guilty plea was meaningful, effective, and competent, and, therefore, in the final analysis, unassailable (see People v Ford,
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