People v. Diaz

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Robert Seewald, J.), rendered November 9, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 9V2 to 19 years, unanimously affirmed.

After both sides consented to excuse a potential juror from service during a robing room conference, the court noted that defendant had apparently changed his mind and no longer wished to be present during conferences with prospective jurors, conferences which he had previously attended. Defense counsel confirmed that he had asked…