The totality of the voir dire record demonstrates that defendant made a valid waiver of his right to be present at sidebar discussions with prospective jurors (see People v Antommarchi,
In any event, defendant could not have been prejudiced by his absence from the four sidebar conferences at issue, because in each instance he could not have made a meaningful contribution (see People v Roman,...
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