Legal Opinion
People v. Polhill
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 24, 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Rios, J.), rendered May 22, 1995, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant’s challenge to the closure of the courtroom during the testimony of an undercover officer is unpreserved for appellate review and we decline to reach it in the exercise of our interest of justice jurisdiction (see, CPL 470.05 [2]; People v Hammond, 208 AD2d 559). Additionally, contrary to the defendant’s…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. HammondAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. DowdAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. SimpsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
3Cited by3 opinions
- Ayala v. SpeckardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- People v. GayleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Steven Ayala v. Hubert Speckard, Superintendent of Groveland Correctional Facility, Charles Okonkwo v. Peter J. Lacy, Superintendent of Bare Hill Correctional Facility, Howard Pearson v. Charles James, Superintendent of Collins Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997