Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that his right to be present at all material stages of the trial was violated when the Trial Judge, in a sidebar conference conducted outside the presence of the defendant but placed on the record, entertained the concerns of a juror who complained that she was not feeling well and wanted to be, but was not, excused.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, such inquiry by the Trial Judge into an...
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