People v. DeChirico

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lagana, J.), rendered November 27, 1989, convicting him of murder in the second degree (two counts), robbery in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, we find that the trial court properly ordered the closure of the courtroom during the testimony of the undercover police officer who was involved in the…