Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The County Court properly determined that the People were ready for trial within six months of the filing of the felony complaint (see, CPL 1.20; 30.30 [1] [a]; [4] [b], [f], [g]).
The defendant's presence at the Ventimiglia conference would have been superfluous because the outcome was wholly favorable to the defendant (see, People v Favor, 82 N.Y.2d 254, 267; People v Ventimiglia, 52 N.Y.2d 350; People v Daniel, 206 A.D.2d 856, 857; cf., People v Spotford, 85 N.Y.2d 593, 597).
Based upon our review of the record, we find that the defendant received effective assistance of counsel (see, People v Baldi, 54 N.Y.2d 137, 146-147; see also, People v Brewer, 194 A.D.2d 733, 734; People v Sullivan, 153 A.D.2d 223, 229-231; People v Thompson, 211 A.D.2d 651; People v Frascatore, 200 A.D.2d 860, 861).
The defendant's remaining contention is without merit. Mangano, P.J., Balletta, Copertino and Hart, JJ., concur.