People v. Allen-Collins

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Sudolnik, J.), rendered May 25, 1990, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of grand larceny in the second degree and two counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument in second degree, and sentencing her to concurrent prison terms of 1 year, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant’s presence was not required at the conference at which matters preparatory to the Sandoval hearing were discussed. The points discussed were repeated for defendant upon her belated arrival in court, after which a de novo *726determination was made concerning the few…