People v. Spotford
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Green, J. P.
In People v Dokes (79 NY2d 656), the Court of Appeals held that the Sandoval hearing is a material stage of the trial at which the defendant’s presence is required, unless the circumstances render such presence superfluous. Violation of the defendant’s right to be present ordinarily requires reversal even in the absence of a timely objection (People v Dokes, supra, at 662; see also, People v Favor, 82 NY2d 254, 258).
The principal issues on this appeal are whether defendant’s presence is similarly required at a pretrial hearing conducted pursuant to People v…
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