People v. Felix

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Herbert Altman, J.), rendered May 5, 1989, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 3 Vz to 10 Vi years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s absence from two voir dire sidebar conferences with prospective jurors provides no basis for reversal of his conviction since People v Sloan (79 NY2d 386) applies prospectively only (People v Sprowal, 84 NY2d 113).

Defendant’s argument that the People improperly bolstered the complainants’ identification testimony is unpreserved for appellate review as…