Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant was not denied his right to be present at a material stage of the trial. Although the court and counsel engaged in a preliminary discussion of the Sandoval issues in this case during an informal off-the-record conference, a full de novo hearing was conducted on the record in the defendant's presence (see, People v Smith,
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