People v. Richardson

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Katz, J.), rendered July 7, 1995, convicting him of burglary in the third degree, criminal mischief in the fourth degree, possession of burglar’s tools, and attempted petit larceny, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, he was not deprived of his right to be present at a material stage of the trial when his attorney, the prosecutor, and the Judge’s law secretary had a discussion in the defendant’s absence. The discussion included a…