Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
The testimony of the undercover officer was heard in the cleared and closed courtroom. "[N]o closing can be tolerated that is not preceded by an inquiry careful enough to assure that the defendant's right to a public trial is not being sacrificed for less than compelling reasons" (People v Jones,
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