Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The Supreme Court did not err in failing to order a competency hearing. A defendant is presumed to be competent, and there is no basis in the record to conclude that, at the time the defendant entered his plea of guilty, he lacked the capacity to understand the proceedings against him or was unable to assist in his defense (see CPL 730.10 [1]; People v Morgan,
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