Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted, in accordance with the following memorandum: On appeal from a judgment convicting him of robbery in the third degree and grand larceny in the third degree, defendant contends that the court erred in conducting a pretrial hearing in his absence. We agree and reverse defendant's conviction.
A defendant has a right to be present at all critical stages of trial, i.e., all stages at which his presence has...
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