Defendant claims that at various times the court improperly granted, denied, or failed to rule on his requests to represent himself. We find all of these claims to be unavailing.
First, we reject defendant's claim that the court initially granted his request to proceed pro se without making the required inquiry into his appreciation of the risks of self-representation (see People v Smith,
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