Opinion
February 13, 1996
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Meyerson, J., Rienzi, J.).
Ordered that the judgment and the amended judgment are affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention that he was deprived of his right to be present at side-bar conferences during voir dire (see, People v. Antommarchi, 80 N.Y.2d 247), the record demonstrated that he knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently executed a waiver after discussing it with his counsel (see, People v. Epps, 37 N.Y.2d 343, cert denied 423 U.S. 999; People v Underwood, 201 A.D.2d 597).
The defendant's remaining contentions including those raised in his supplemental pro se brief, are unpreserved for appellate review, and, in any event, without merit. Ritter, J.P., Thompson, Pizzuto and Hart, JJ., concur.