The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant's request for a continuance to the next day, made on the ground that defendant was too "tired" to take the stand at that time. The application was made in the morning, on the last day of the trial, and the court properly concluded that defendant's claim of fatigue was merely a delaying tactic (cf., People v. Sawyer, 274 A.D.2d 603, 606, affd 96 N.Y.2d 815). Defendant was not deprived of his right to testify, since the court repeatedly stressed that it was ready to proceed with defendant's testimony if he chose to take the stand and provided him with the opportunity to confer with counsel on that matter for half an hour before proceeding with summation.
The court was under no obligation to direct a competency examination, since there were no reasonable grounds to believe that defendant was an incapacitated person (People v. Morgan, 87 N.Y.2d 878).
Since defendant did not request a substitution of counsel or permission to represent himself, the court was not required to conduct any inquiries into such matters. The record establishes that defendant received meaningful representation (see, People v. Benevento, 91 N.Y.2d 708, 713-714).
We perceive no basis for reduction of sentence.
We have considered and rejected defendant's remaining claims.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.