Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted.
Memorandum:
On appeal from a judgment convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree, defendant contends, inter alia, that County Court improperly delegated a judicial function in allowing a court employee to instruct the jury, out of defendant's presence, to continue deliberating, thereby depriving defendant of his right to be present at a critical stage of trial. We agree and therefore...
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