Upon reconsideration, we find that at the time defendant first waived his right to counsel before the suppression hearing, the court did not conduct the requisite "searching inquiry" as to whether he was aware of the dangers and disadvantages of proceeding pro se, nor did the court apprise defendant of the "singular importance of the lawyer in the adversarial system of adjudication" (People v Wingate,
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