The defendant contends that he was deprived of his right to be present at all material stages of trial. A claim that a defendant has been excluded from a sidebar bench conference is without merit where, as here, the record is insufficient to establish facts necessary to meet the defendant's burden of showing that he was absent from a material stage of the trial (see People v Velasquez...
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