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.

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