Opinion
October 17, 1996.
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Mary McGowan Davis, J.), rendered May 2, 1991, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the third degree, grand larceny in the fourth degree and jostling, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent prison terms of 2½ to 5 years, 2 to 4 years, and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.
Before: Murphy, P.J., Rubin, Ross, Williams and Andrias, JJ.
Defendant's request for a new court-appointed lawyer was properly denied after sufficient inquiry ( see, People v Sides, 75 NY2d 822). The record shows that defendant, although given ample opportunity to speak, did not elaborate upon his conclusory accusations against his attorney, and no reason appears why the findings of the trial court, which "was in the best position to determine the genuineness of the defendant's objection to his counsel" ( People v Smith, 192 AD2d 310, 312, affd 82 NY2d 731), that counsel was competent, had been working hard on defendant's behalf, and had made all the appropriate motions in terms of advancing defendant's interests, should be disturbed. We would also note that the timing of the application, made after the Sandoval hearing and just prior to jury selection, strongly suggests that it was a delaying tactic ( People v Gaines, 212 AD2d 727, 728, lv denied 85 NY2d 938).