Whether a defendant has a constitutional right to be present during a conference at which the parties exercise their peremptory challenges to strike prospective jurors

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether a defendant has a constitutional right to be present during a conference at which the parties exercise their peremptory challenges to strike prospective jurors. 2. Whether a waiver of a defendant’s right to be present during the exercise of peremptory challenges can be found merely from his failure to protest, . When it was not clear he knew the purpose of the in-chamber’s conference and the record does not reflect any opportunity to consult with counsel about which jurors to strike. i