Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
As conceded by the People, and we agree, the trial court abridged the right of the defendant to a public trial by summarily determining that the courtroom would be closed during the testimony of the People's purported undercover witness without first conducting an inquiry into the need for such closure (see, People v Jones<...
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