People v. Derti

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County (Paño Z. Patsalos, J.), rendered July 23, 1997, convicting him of robbery in the first degree, robbery in the second degree, and assault in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

*612Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the record establishes that his waiver of his right to be present at sidebar discussions during voir dire (see, People v Antommarchi, 80 NY2d 247) was made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently (People v Keen, 94 NY2d 533, 538; People v…