People v. Glover

*785OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

The trial court’s limited closure of the courtroom during the testimony of complainant in this rape case did not constitute an abuse of discretion or a denial of defendant’s right to a public trial. The Trial Judge, having presided over defendant’s previous trial on the same charges, knew of the embarrassing nature of complainant’s testimony and was aware, in addition, of the “traffic” caused by courthouse employees who, out of curiosity, tended to come in and out of the courtroom during such testimony. No…