Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
In determining whether the trial court has responded meaningfully to the jury's request for further instruction (see CPL 310.30), the factors to be evaluated are the form of the jury's question, the particular issue of which inquiry is made, the supplemental instruction actually given, and the presence or absence of prejudice to the defendant (see People v Almodovar,
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