The record establishes that defendant knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waived his right to be present at sidebar conferences with prospective jurors. The court's comments about the disadvantages of attending such conferences, which occurred after defense counsel had already stated, on the record, in defendant's presence, that defendant was waiving his right, "clearly did not affect the voluntariness of the waiver" (People v Abreu,
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