People v. Escabar

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kay, J.), rendered August 9, 1994, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The defendant was convicted of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree in connection with a sale of crack cocaine to an undercover police officer. Prior to the officer’s testimony at trial, a hearing was held pursuant to People v Hinton (31 NY2d 71, cert denied 410 US 911) to determine whether closure of…