People v. Anderson

—Appeal from a *857judgment of Supreme Court, Monroe County (Mark, J.), entered May 29, 1998, convicting defendant after a jury trial of, inter alia, criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree.

It is hereby ordered that the case is held, the decision is reserved and the matter is remitted to Supreme Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following memorandum: Defendant contends that he was denied his right to be present during certain sidebar discussions with prospective jurors and bench conferences between the prosecutor, defense counsel and Supreme Court. The…