Legal Opinion
People v. Duke
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 27, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Latorella, J.), rendered April 4, 1995, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court did not improperly direct the closure of the courtroom during an undercover police officer’s testimony. The officer testified that he would soon be returning to work in the area where the defendant was arrested. This Court has repeatedly held that when the officer…
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