People v. Carr

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Tomei, J.), rendered May 1, 1995, convicting him of assault in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that the court’s denial of his request to record the sidebar conferences violated Judiciary Law § 295 and that a reversal of his conviction is warranted. We disagree.

The defendant waived his right to be present at voir dire sidebar conferences, stating that he would rely on his counsel’s judgment. As his counsel made no requests to…