Legal Opinion
People v. Pastrana
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 31, 1997PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Browne, J.), rendered July 5, 1995, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first 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 err in closing the courtroom during the testimony of an undercover officer. The undercover officer testified, at a closure hearing, that he would soon be returning to the area of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People v. MitchellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. SkinnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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3Cited by4 opinions
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