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PEOPLE v. SLOAN

79 N.Y.2d 386 (1992)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. George Sloan, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Terrance McMahon, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 7, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence A. Vogelman, Barry C. Scheck and Ellen Yaroshefsky for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Steven B. Rosenfeld and Leslie U. Cornfeld for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Alan Gadlin and Norman Barclay of counsel), for respondent in the first and second above-entitled actions.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, TITONE and BELLACOSA concur.

HANCOCK, JR., J.

In People v Velasco (77 N.Y.2d 469), we held that defendants do not have the right to be personally present during informal questioning of prospective jurors that relates only to grounds for juror disqualification by the court, such as physical impairment, family obligations and work commitments. The issue presented here is whether a defendant has a...

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