Defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel argument involves matters not reflected in, or fully explained by, the record, and thus requires a CPL 440.10 motion. Although defendant raised his present claim in such a motion, the motion was denied and a justice of this Court denied leave to appeal. Accordingly, our review is limited to the trial record (see People v Evans,
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