People v. Mincey

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward McLaughlin, J.), rendered September 11, 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 7 to 14 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 findings concerning credibility and reliability of identification testimony.

The court properly closed the courtroom during the trial testimony of the…