People v. Tappin

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (D’Emic, J.), rendered November 10, 1997, convicting him of grand larceny in the fourth degree and bail jumping in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We reject the defendant’s contention that he was denied a fundamental right to be present at all material stages of the trial by his exclusion from sidebar discussions during voir dire (see, People v Antommarchi, 80 NY2d 247; People v People, 223 AD2d 732). The defendant, after discussing the matter with his…