People v. Reid

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Renee White, J.), rendered June 10, 1991, convicting defendant, after jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him to a term of 3 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

The undercover officer’s hearing testimony that he was actively engaged in the community as an undercover narcotics agent at the time of trial provided ample grounds for the trial *384court’s determination that closure of the courtroom during the undercover officer’s testimony constituted an appropriate safety measure (People v Carter, 162 AD2d…