Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, he was not deprived of his right to be present at a material stage of the trial. Although the defendant was absent during a sidebar discussion with a prospective juror, the sidebar at issue took place prior to the formal voir dire. At the time, the prospective jurors were only responding to a questionnaire given to them by the court which related to juror qualifications such as age and...
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