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Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kramer, J), rendered December 19, 1991, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant’s right to be present during the impaneling of the jury was not violated by his absence from a conference in-chambers during which counsel advised the court of their peremptory challenges and challenges for cause (see, People v Velasco, 77 NY2d 469 ). The record reveals that the defendant was present during the voir dire and the removal of the jurors from. the panel was conducted in open court (see, People v Velasco, supra; People v Melendez, 182 AD2d 644 ).
The defendant’s remaining contentions are either unpreserved for appellate review or without merit. Sullivan, J. P., Balletta, Lawrence and Florio, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- People v. Velasco 77 NY2d 469 p. 864