Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
On appeal, the defendant contends, inter alia, that he was deprived of his right to be present at a "material stage of the trial" when the court conducted a Sandoval hearing in his absence. We disagree.
A presumption of regularity attaches to official court proceedings, and, as a result, the defendant has the burden of coming forward with substantial evidence to rebut that presumption (see, People...
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