Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, and the matter is remitted to the County Court, Putnam County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (5).
The defendant's contention that the exclusion of his former attorney from the courtroom during trial testimony infringed his right to a public trial is without merit. The County Court excluded the defendant's former attorney pursuant to a witness exclusion order upon the prosecutor's representation that the People...
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