People v. Williams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant failed to preserve for our review his contention that he was denied his right to a public trial by the trial court’s closure of the courtroom to the public during the complainant’s testimony (see, People v Baxter, 177 AD2d 1003; People v Baez, 162 AD2d 602, Iv denied 76 NY2d 852). We observe, however, that prior to its closure determination, the trial court conducted an in camera interview with the complainant in which it made a careful inquiry to ascertain whether the closure was warranted and, thereafter, sufficiently articulated the…
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