Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Condon, J.), rendered October 12, 2010, convicting him of assault in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
A criminal defendant has a right to be present at all material stages of a trial, and that right is violated if a trial court conducts a Sandoval hearing (see People...
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