Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted.
Memorandum:
County Court erred in denying defendant his constitutional right to represent himself without conducting a thorough inquiry to determine whether there was a knowing and intelligent waiver of the right to counsel (see, US Const 6th, 14th Amends; NY Const, art I, § 6; Faretta v California,
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