The court properly denied defendant's motion to set aside the verdict, made on the ground of newly discovered evidence (CPL 330.30 [3]). The record establishes that this evidence, concerning defendant's own background, was not newly discovered in that it was known to defendant himself before the commencement of trial (see, People v Taylor,
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