People v. Paulino

—Judgments, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Harold Silverman, J.), rendered April 3, 1997, convicting defendants, after a jury trial, of murder in the second degree, and sentencing each of them to a term of 20 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Defendants were afforded their right to be present at all material stages of the proceedings. Defendants’ presence at the various sidebar and robing room conferences held in this case, including those held during voir dire of potential jurors, was either validly waived by their counsel (People v Vargas, 88 NY2d 363, 375-376; People v Diaz, 246 AD2d 397,…