People v. Martinez

—Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Gerald Sheindlin, J.), rendered January 4, 1991, 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 imprisonment of 4V£ to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

The undercover officer’s testimony provided adequate grounds for the trial court to close the courtroom. We have previously held that where the undercover himself testifies that he is still active in the community and is fearful for his safety, the People have made a showing sufficient to…