The court providently exercised its discretion in denying defendant's request for new counsel, which was made on the eve of trial, and in the context of a meritless request for a last-minute adjournment. Defendant "failed to proffer specific allegations of a seemingly serious request that would require the court to engage in a minimal inquiry" (see People v Porto,
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