People v. Dawson

Judgment affirmed. Memorandum: We find no reversible error in the court’s failure to specify its reasons for exercising its discretion in making the order of exclusion. We note that defendant made no request for a hearing and voiced only a general objection to the court’s ruling. Moreover, *958this was a trial of a rape charge in which the Legislature has given the trial court discretion to exclude persons not directly interested (Judiciary Law, § 4; see People v Pollock, 50 NY2d 547, 550). We have considered the other grounds raised by defendant and find them to be without merit. All concur,…