On appeal, defendant raises a single claim, arguing that he was absent at a material stage of the proceedings when the court, during a lunch recess, received a note from the deliberating jury requesting a report which was not in evidence. The court directed the clerk to advise the jury that the report was not in evidence. However, when the parties returned, counsel was advised of what had transpired and requested that the jury be advised that they could have reread certain...
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