People v. Young

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (William A. Wetzel, J.), rendered October 11, 2005, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a weapon in the third *319degree, and sentencing him, as a persistent felony offender, to a term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Based on his disruptive conduct, the court properly excluded defendant from the courtroom during jury selection. Defendant did not preserve his contentions that the court should have made arrangements for him to monitor the proceedings, and should have initiated inquiries into whether he wished to…