People v. Diaz

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Frederic Berman, J.), rendered January 5, 1993, convicting defendant, after nonjury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, and sentencing him to concurrent terms of 1 to 3 years and 1 year, respectively, unanimously affirmed.

The trial court properly granted the People’s application to close the courtroom since the undercover officer had ongoing investigations in the same area where the drug sale in question occurred, and she intended to return to…