Opinion
March 8, 1991
Appeal from the Wayne County Court, Strobridge, J.
Present — Dillon, P.J., Callahan, Denman, Boomer and Lowery, JJ.
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant contends that Penal Law § 240.20 (3) is unconstitutional and thus his conviction for disorderly conduct should be dismissed. Where, as here, defendant failed to raise the constitutional challenge to the statute in the trial court, the issue is not properly before this Court for appellate review (People v Ruz, 70 N.Y.2d 942; Matter of McGee v Korman, 70 N.Y.2d 225, 231; Melahn v Hearn, 60 N.Y.2d 944, 945). By failing to object or take an exception to the charge as given, defendant failed to preserve for our review his claim that the court's charge to the jury on disorderly conduct was erroneous and overbroad (CPL 470.05; see, People v Brooks, 163 A.D.2d 864). Were we to reach that issue in the interest of justice, we would find that claim to be without merit. Also without merit is defendant's claim that the evidence was insufficient to establish that the incident occurred in "a public place".