New York Court of Appeals, 1996

People v. Mason

New York Court of Appeals · Decided December 18, 1996 · Kaye and Judges Simons, Titone, Bellacosa, Smith, Levine and Ciparick Concur

676 N.E.2d 71; 89 N.Y.2d 878; 653 N.Y.S.2d 542; 1996 N.Y. LEXIS 3581 (North Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Cases that cite this one

3 later published cases cite this decision.

People v. Gladney (New York District Court 2003)
People v. Jacobs (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2002)
People v. Acevedo (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1998)

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Opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed. Defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, criminally negligent homicide, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and sentenced to concurrent terms of 8 to 16 years, 2 to 4 years and 31/2 to 7 years.

Although defendant initially argued that he had been deprived of his right to be present at a material stage of trial, defendant now concedes that the Appellate Division correctly found that he had not been erroneously excluded from sidebar conferences during questioning of potential jurors. Defendant’s remaining claim of error is unpreserved.

Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Simons, Titone, Bellacosa, Smith, Levine and Ciparick concur.

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), order affirmed in a memorandum.

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