The People v. Thomas Jackson

This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. ----------------------------------------------------------------- No. 22 The People &c., Respondent, v. Thomas Jackson, Appellant. Mitch Kessler, for appellant. Peter H. Willis, for respondent. RIVERA, J.: Defendant Thomas Jackson alleges that his conviction should be reversed because the trial court issued an erroneous Sandoval ruling and denied his right to be present at a sidebar conference during jury selection. Defendant's first challenge is unpreserved and his second ground for reversal is…