Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
The defendant contends that the hearing court and the trial court improperly directed the closure of the courtroom during the testimony of one of the police officers. The testimony offered by the officer at the Hinton hearing conducted prior to the pretrial suppression hearing and again at the Hinton hearing conducted prior to his appearance at trial did not meet the criteria...
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