Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The Supreme Court's determination that the defendant was fit to proceed is accorded great deference ( see People v. Abreu, 303 AD2d 685). The Supreme Court properly concluded that the defendant was competent to stand trial ( see CPL 730.10). The People sustained their burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant was not an incapacitated person ( see People v. Mendez, 1 NY3d 15, 19; People v. Wood, 251 AD2d 521).
The Supreme Court properly denied the defendant's requests to withdraw his plea ( see People v. Fiumefreddo, 82 NY2d 536, 543; People v. Lopez, 71 NY2d 662, 666; People v. Harris, 61 NY2d 9, 17). Moreover, the defendant's contention that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel was unsupported by the record ( see People v. Baldi, 54 NY2d 137, 147; People v. Soto, 245 AD2d 398; People v. Torres, 183 AD2d 862).
The defendant's belated contention that he was entitled to a CPL 400.15 (5) hearing concerning the predicate felony statements was unpreserved for appellate review ( see CPL 470.05). In addition, the claim is not properly before this Court because it was raised for the first time in the defendant's reply brief ( see People v. Kalaj, 247 AD2d 633, 634).