Ordered that the judgment is modified, on the law, by reversing the conviction of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, vacating the sentence imposed thereon, and dismissing that count of the indictment; as so modified, the judgment is affirmed.
While the defendant has a constitutional right to be present at any material stage of the trial, and proceedings where testimony is received are considered to be material stages, the defendant's presence is...
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