People v. Camacho

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Frederic S. Berman, J., at hearing; Joan Sudolnik, J., at trial and sentence), rendered June 26, 1992, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of robbery in the third degree and sentencing him to a term of 2Vz to 5 years imprisonment, to be served consecutively to a previously imposed sentence, unanimously affirmed.

A defendant’s right to be present at sidebar discussions *167during jury voir dire, whether the subject concerns specific bias (People v Sloan, 79 NY2d 386) or general bias (People v Antommarchi, 80 NY2d 247), is applied only prospectively…