PEOPLE v. CORDERO


150 A.D.2d 258 (1989)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Luis Cordero, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

May 23, 1989


Defendant was convicted of selling a $10 vial of crack to an undercover New York City police officer. At the inception of the trial, the prosecutor moved to close the courtroom to the public to protect the identity of the undercover police officer, who, the prosecutor represented, was involved in an ongoing undercover narcotics investigation. The prosecutor feared that since several drug parts were on the same floor of the courthouse, "I cannot be sure that a potential defendant...

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