People v. Ruggiero

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County *686(Cotter, J.), rendered October 21, 1997, convicting him of assault in the second degree, assault in the third degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant’s contention that he was denied the right to be present at a material stage of the trial is not reviewable since he failed to make a sufficient record in this regard (see, People v Roman, 217 AD2d 473, affd 88 NY2d 18).

In addition, the defendant’s…