People v. Brooks

— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant argues that reversal is required because a Sandoval hearing was held in his absence. We are unable to review that contention; the stipulated record makes no reference to a Sandoval hearing. The court’s finding that the undercover investigator had an independent basis for his in-court identification of defendant is supported by the record (see, People v Burgos, 107 AD2d 1041). Defendant’s pro se argument concerning prosecutorial misconduct is unpreserved and we decline to reach it in the interest of justice. We have examined defendant’s…