Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that he was excluded from a material stage of the trial when both counsel exercised their peremptory challenges and challenges for cause at a side-bar conference in the absence of the defendant. We disagree. The record indicates that the defendant was present during the voir dire, he had an opportunity to consult with his counsel, and the challenges were given effect in his presence when the accepted jurors...
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