People v. Santiago

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Daniel FitzGerald, J.), rendered December 3, 1993, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent prison terms of 5½ to 11 years and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The trial court’s comments pertaining to defendant’s right under People v Antommarchi (80 NY2d 247) to be present at sidebar conferences with prospective jurors did not render defendant’s…