PEOPLE v. WALSTON

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant contends that the court erred in permitting a witness to remain on the stand during certain sidebar conferences. To the extent that this issue is preserved for appellate review, we conclude that it is without merit, since the defendant's claims of prejudice are speculative and unsupported by the record.

The defendant's contentions regarding the prosecutor's summation are unpreserved for appellate review as he failed to either object or request further curative instructions ( see, People v. Medina, 53 N.Y.2d 951; People v. Simms, 222 A.D.2d 622; People v. Scotti, 220 A.D.2d 543).

O'Brien, J. P., Thompson, Sullivan and Pizzuto, JJ., concur.