People v. Taylor

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Edward Davidowitz, J.), rendered July 2, 1992, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 2 to 6 years, unanimously affirmed.

There was a sufficient foundation for closure of the courtroom during the undercover officer’s testimony (People v Martinez, 82 NY2d 436, 443). The officer testified that he had cases pending and was still operating undercover on a regular basis in the specific area of defendant’s arrest, and could be expected to return to that area in…