People v. Peterson

*642The record, taken as a whole (see People v Providence, 2 NY3d 579, 583 [2004]), demonstrates that defendant made a knowing and intelligent waiver of his right to counsel. The court conducted a thorough inquiry, in which it fully warned defendant of the risks of self-representation (see e.g. People v Peterson, 273 AD2d 88, 89 [2000] [same defendant]). Defendant’s lack of legal knowledge and difficulties in representing himself were not grounds for denying or revoking pro se status (see People v Ryan, 82 NY2d 497, 507 [1993]). “Ineptitude, inherent in almost any case of self-representation, is…