When the trial court released the deliberating jury for the weekend over defendant's objection, this was contrary to CPL 310.10 as it stood at the time of the trial. However, "cases on direct appeal are generally decided in accordance with the law as it exists at the time the appellate decision is made" (People v Vasquez,
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