Defendant asserts that his plea was involuntary and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Although defendant raised these claims in an unsuccessful CPL 440.10 motion, his motion for leave to appeal to this Court was denied. Therefore our review of defendant's present claims is limited to the plea and sentencing record (see People v Stevens,
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