Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
By failing to request a waiver of his presence at bench conferences and by failing to object to County Court's requirement that defendant be present with his attorney at all side-bar conferences, defendant failed to preserve for review his present contention that he was denied his right to waive his presence at bench conferences (see, CPL 470.05 [2]). We decline to review the issue as a matter of discretion...
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