N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 260.20: Jury trial; defendant's presence at trial

§ 260.20 Jury trial; defendant's presence at trial.

A defendant must be personally present during the trial of an

indictment; provided, however, that a defendant who conducts himself in

so disorderly and disruptive a manner that his trial cannot be carried

on with him in the courtroom may be removed from the courtroom if, after

he has been warned by the court that he will be removed if he continues

such conduct, he continues to engage in such conduct.