Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Mary McGowan Davis, J.), rendered September 5, 1991, convicting defendant, after jury trial, of attempted robbery in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to concurrent terms of 2 to 4 years and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.
There is no merit to defendant’s contention that he was deprived of his right to be present during a material stage of the proceedings when the court conducted a voir dire sidebar conference with a prospective juror. Quite apart from the fact that the record is silent with respect to whether or not defendant was present, no prejudice, or violation of People v
Defendant has also failed to preserve for appellate review, as a matter of law, his claim concerning the court’s reasonable doubt instruction and failure to sua sponte instruct the jury on the statutory definitions of "deprive” and "appropriate” (see, People v Uraca, 195 AD2d 377, lv denied 82 NY2d 728), and we decline to review in the interest of justice. Were we to review, we would find that the charge, as a whole, apprised the jury of the appropriate principles of law (People v Dingle, 168 AD2d 281, lv denied 77 NY2d 960). Defendant’s remaining claims are without merit. Concur—Sullivan, J. P., Carro, Ellerin and Asch, JJ.