Ordered that the judgments are reversed, on the law, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for a new trial.
Before allowing a defendant to proceed pro se, the court must determine that the defendant's waiver of the right to counsel is made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently (see People v Crampe,
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