Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the closure of the courtroom during the undercover police officer's testimony was proper. The court conducted an inquiry which established that the officer was operating in an undercover capacity in Jamaica, Queens, which included the area around the courthouse. The officer had a number of ongoing investigations in that area as well as pending cases in the Jamaica courthouse. He feared...
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