Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant waived his right to be present at the side-bar conferences during the voir dire. However, he contends that, by telling him that he would be surrounded by court officers during those conferences, the court exerted so much leverage upon him that his waiver was not voluntary.
It is settled that a defendant has a fundamental right to be present at side-bar conferences to hear questions to and answers from venire...
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