Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that he was deprived of his constitutional and statutory right to be present during material stages of his trial (see, US Const 6th, 14th Amends; NY Const, art 1, § 6; CPL 260.20), because peremptory challenges and challenges for cause were taken by the Trial Judge in the robing room while the defendant waited in the courtroom and because a precharge conference was conducted in the Judge's chambers...
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