It was not error to exclude defendant from a material witness hearing at which the only issue was whether the witness would be "amenable or responsive to a subpoena at a time when his attendance will be sought" (CPL 620.20 [1] [b]). The sole issue considered at the hearing had no relationship to the merits of the murder charge and defendant's exclusion did not have a substantial relationship to his ability to defend against
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