Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
By consenting to the excusal of a sworn juror during jury selection, defendant failed to preserve any issue for review concerning the removal of the juror (CPL 470.05 [2]). In our view, defendant's interests were adequately protected by the presence of defendant's counsel at the bench conference concerning the removal of the sworn juror (see, People v Darby,
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