People v. White

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Antonio Brandveen, J.), rendered January 9, 1997, 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 71/2 to 15 years, unanimously affirmed.

The courtroom was properly closed during the undercover officer’s testimony. The court’s extensive findings were supported by the totality of the detailed evidence adduced at the Hinton hearing, which included testimony as to continuing investigations and connections between the undercover officer…