Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's claim that he was deprived of his statutory and constitutional right to be present at all material stages of the trial is without merit. The defendant has no right, under either CPL 260.20 or the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution, to be present for conferences concerning only matters of law or procedure (see, People v Roman,
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