Defendant's expressions of dissatisfaction with his third assigned attorney, near the end of the trial, and his declaration that he was hiring private counsel, did not constitute a "seemingly serious request" for new counsel, and thus the court was not required to make a "minimal inquiry" (People v Porto,
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