Ordered that the judgment, as amended, is affirmed.
The right to be present in the courtroom during one's trial is one of the most basic rights guaranteed by the Federal and New York Constitutions, and by state law (see US Const 6th Amend; NY Const, art I, § 6; CPL 260.20, 340.50; Illinois v Allen,
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