People v. Brown

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Edward Davidowitz, J.), rendered August 16, 1995 convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 5 to 10 years, unanimously affirmed.

The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. We see no reason to disturb the jury’s credibility determinations (see, People v Gaimari, 176 NY 84, 94).

Closure of the courtroom was proper based upon the testimony of the undercover officer that he was…