The court properly directed, after a hearing, that the courtroom be closed during the testimony of the two undercover officers, with the exception of any identified members of defendant's immediate family, attorneys and members of the press who wished to attend the proceedings. The testimony at the Hinton hearing was sufficient to establish a substantial probability that the officers' safety and effectiveness would be prejudiced by their testimony in open court. Both...
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