People v. Jones

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (O’Dwyer, J.), rendered January 5, 1989, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and unlawful possession of marihuana, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The closure of the courtroom during the testimony of an undercover police officer was proper. After a hearing, the court determined that the police officer was still operating undercover in Queens County and that the closure of the courtroom during his testimony was necessary to…