PEOPLE v. FLINN

No. 20

22 N.Y.3d 599 (2014)

7 N.E.3d 496

984 N.Y.S.2d 283

2014 NY Slip Op 1260

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. GUNTHER J. FLINN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided February 25, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Muldoon & Getz, Rochester ( Martin P. McCarthy, II , of counsel), for appellant.

Cindy F. Intschert , District Attorney, Watertown ( Patricia L. Dziuba of counsel), for respondent.

Order affirmed.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SMITH, J.

We hold that defendant validly waived his right under People v Antommarchi (80 N.Y.2d 247, 249-250 [1992]) to be present during bench conferences at which prospective jurors were questioned on voir dire.

Defendant was tried for attempted murder and other crimes. Before beginning jury selection, the trial judge announced in defendant...

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