People v. Rodriguez

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Starkey, J.), rendered September 1, 1998, convicting him of murder in the second degree, robbery in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that he was absent during a material stage of his trial because he was not present at a sidebar conference concerning testimony that amounted to evidence of an uncharged crime, although he was seated at the defense table during this colloquy.…