The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. The police questioned defendant after taking him into custody under an outstanding bench warrant for an unrelated charge. Even assuming counsel had been appointed on the charges underlying the bench warrant, the police were entitled to question defendant on the instant murder charge in the absence of such counsel, and he made a valid waiver of his right to counsel (see People v Clarke,
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