# People v. Brown

> Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · December 14, 1992 · 188 A.D.2d 540

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/5955914

## Case

- **Full name:** The People of the State of New York v. Raymond Brown
- **Court:** Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
- **Decided:** December 14, 1992
- **Citations:** 188 A.D.2d 540
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Cited by:** 10 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Groh, J.), rendered December 8, 1989, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant’s contention that he was deprived of his right to a public trial (see, People v Jones, 47 NY2d 409 , cert denied 444 US 946 ) when the Trial Judge sua sponte closed the courtroom for the testimony of the undercover police officer without having conducted a hearing or inquiry with respect to the necessity of the closure is unpreserved for appellate review. It has long been held that a defendant may waive his right to a public trial when an objection is not taken to a courtroom closure within a reasonable time thereafter (see, People v Baez, 162 AD2d 602, 603 ; People v Scott, 134 AD2d 379 ; see also, People v Miller, 257 NY 54 ).
The defendant’s remaining contention with respect to the admission of evidence concerning uncharged crimes is similarly not preserved for appellate review (CPL 470.05 [2]). In any event, any possible error committed by the trial court regarding the admission of this evidence was harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt (see, People v Crimmins, 36 NY2d 230, 242 ). Thompson, J. P., Balletta, Eiber and Ritter, JJ., concur.

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