PEOPLE v. KEETON

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant's absence from the side-bar questioning of one prospective juror does not require reversal because, immediately after the side-bar conference, the prospective juror was excused by consent of both parties (see, People v Castro-Garcia, 203 A.D.2d 899 [decided herewith]; People v Arnold, 201 A.D.2d 965; People v Johnson, 201 A.D.2d 965).