People v. Jackson

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County (Ritter, J.), rendered February 25, 1981, convicting him of sodomy in the first degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that although he chose to waive his presence at trial the trial court impermissibly compelled him *832to be present during the complainant’s identification testimony. As this court has recently reiterated in People v Rheubottom (131 AD2d 790, 791, lv denied 70 NY2d 716): "Although a defendant may waive his presence at…