Hardwick v. Dugger

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• concluding ineffective assistance claim was meritless because defendant \has not shown nor attempted to show that any matter was determined at these conferences that required his consultation\
• finding no prejudice where counsel did not move for mistrial after victim’s cousin made an obscene gesture toward defendant in presence of jury and judge responded appropriately
• describing one verbal outburst when the jury was not present, and an obscene gesture made by the victim's cousin, toward the defendant, which was observed by the jury
• \[A] defendant has no constitutional right to be present at the bench during conferences that involve purely legal matters.\
• a defendant has no constitutional right to be present at the bench during conferences that involve purely legal matters
• “[A] defendant has no constitutional right to be present at the bench during conferences that involve purely legal matters.”

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