Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the Supreme Court properly denied the defendant's application, made on the eve of trial, to substitute counsel. "The right of an indigent criminal defendant to the services of a court-appointed lawyer does not encompass a right to appointment of successive lawyers at defendant's option" (People v Sides,
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