Defendant was not deprived of his right to effective assistance of counsel when the court denied his application to have his attorney's Mandarin-speaking assistant sit at the counsel table for the purpose of acting as an interpreter. Defendant was afforded unrestricted access to the official court interpreter and has made no showing of any need for a second interpreter (see, People v Colon,
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