Apart from the question as to whether the statement of the court clerk: "Does the defendant wish to speak to the Court in his own behalf or does he prefer to have counsel speak for him?", phrased in the alternative rather than in the conjunctive, can be considered as full compliance with CPL 380.50 (see People v. Hyatt,
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