People v. Roberts

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Michael Gross, J.), rendered March 5, 1998, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentencing him to a term of 8V3 to 25 years, unanimously affirmed.

The record establishes that defendant knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waived his right to be present at sidebar conferences with prospective jurors. The court’s comments about the disadvantages of attending such conferences, which occurred after defense counsel had already stated, on the record, in defendant’s presence, that defendant was waiving his…