Opinion
Argued October 17, 2000.
December 19, 2000.
Appeal by the defendant from (1) a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Naro, J.), rendered May 28, 1998, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence, and (2) a resentence of the same court, imposed August 6, 1998.
M. Sue Wycoff, New York, N.Y. (Daniel S. Medwed of counsel), for appellant.
Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, N.Y. (John M. Castellano, Nicole Beder, and Vered Adoni of counsel), for respondent.
Before: DAVID S. RITTER, J.P., FRED T. SANTUCCI, GABRIEL M. KRAUSMAN, NANCY E. SMITH, JJ.
DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the judgment and the resentence are affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, he effectively waived his right to be present at sidebar conferences with prospective jurors (see, CPL 260.20; People v. Mitchell, 80 N.Y.2d 519).
The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.