People v. Walter

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County *305(Richard Andrias, J.), rendered June 8, 1994, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the first and second degrees, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 10 to 20 years and 7½ to 15 years, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to be present at sidebar conferences during voir dire (see, People v Leonor, 245 AD2d 22). The court referred to the Antommarchi issue (People v Antommarchi, 80 NY2d 247), and made it clear that defendant could…