People v. Mack

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Chambers, J.), rendered April 6, 2000, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

A criminal defendant has the right to be present during jury selection, including sidebar conversations at which jurors are questioned about their ability to weigh evidence and hear testimony objectively and impartially (see CPL 260.20;…