Defendant expressly waived his right to present a psychiatric defense where, in the presence of defendant, defense counsel unequivocally stated on the record that defendant did not intend to present a psychiatric defense in this case and that counsel had concluded, after reviewing all the psychiatric reports in this case, that to pursue such a defense would be unwise (cf., People v Petrovich,
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