Opinion
April 5, 1999
Appeal from the County Court, Suffolk County (Weissman, J.).
Ordered that the amended judgments are affirmed.
The defendant's contention that his right to counsel was not protected is without merit. Under the circumstances of this case, the court properly determined that the defendant's request for new defense counsel was clearly a dilatory tactic, "used merely to delay the orderly administration of justice" (People v. Sides, 75 N.Y.2d 822, 824). Thus, the defendant's application was properly denied without a hearing (cf., People v. Sides, supra).
O'Brien, J. P., Ritter, Joy and Altman, JJ., concur.