Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
County Court did not err in conducting defendant's trial in absentia. The record establishes that defendant was unequivocally instructed that the trial would proceed if he failed to appear. Defendant's nonappearance on the day of trial therefore constituted a waiver of defendant's right to be present at trial (see, People v Parker,
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