People v. DeLong
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject the contention of defendant that his absence from two pretrial conferences deprived him of the right to be present at a material stage of trial. The proper inquiry in determining whether a defendant’s absence from a pretrial conference violated the right to *915be present at a material stage of trial is “the effect that defendant’s absence might have [had] on the opportunity to defend” (People v Morales, 80 NY2d 450, 456). Defendant’s presence is not required at pretrial proceedings that involve only questions of “law or procedure” (People v…
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