Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
CPL 380.30 (1) mandates that the sentence of a criminal defendant "must be pronounced without unreasonable delay." However, "[i]f the delay is caused by legal proceedings or other conduct of the defendant which frustrates the entry of judgment, it is excusable" (People v Drake,
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