People v. Woods

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Frederic Berman, J.), rendered August 26, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent felony offender, to a term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The record establishes that following the court’s explanation to defendant of his right to be present at sidebar conferences with prospective jurors, defendant voluntarily, knowingly and intelligently waived such rights (see, People v Vargas, 88 NY2d 363). We conclude from the totality of the record that…