Judgments unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted.
Memorandum:
Defendant's absence from the in-chambers Sandoval hearing violated his constitutional and statutory right to be present at all material stages of his trial (see, US Const 6th, 14th Amends; NY Const, art I, § 6; CPL 260.20; People v Alexander,
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