PEOPLE v. MORALES

Defendant's claim the court erred in closing the courtroom during the testimony of the undercover officer is unpreserved for appellate review as a matter of law, defendant having failed to object when the court, after conducting a Hinton hearing sought by the codefendant but not defendant, granted the People's application for closure (CPL 470.05; see, People v. Neiblas, 213 A.D.2d 498; People v. Carter, 162 A.D.2d 218, lv denied 76 N.Y.2d 984), and we decline to review the issue in the interest of justice.

Concur — Murphy, P.J., Ellerin, Wallach, Rubin and Tom, JJ.