Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The court informed the defendant and a codefendant that unless they waived their right to attend sidebar conferences, no such conferences would be held so as to avoid what the court characterized as a "gang" gathering at the bench, which would include the defendants, defense attorneys, prosecutors, and court officers. On appeal, the defendant contends that the court's refusal to hold sidebars without a waiver coerced him into...
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