Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's contention that he was denied his right to a public trial is without merit. Following a Hinton hearing, the court concluded that the People met their burden of establishing that open-court testimony by the undercover officer would jeopardize his safety (see, People v Ayala,
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