Opinion
May 14, 1990
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rienzi, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (see, People v. Contes, 60 N.Y.2d 620), we find that it was legally sufficient to establish the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Moreover, upon the exercise of our factual review power, we are satisfied that the verdict of guilt was not against the weight of the evidence (see, CPL 470.15).
The defendant's contention that the court erred when it closed the courtroom is without merit. The court conducted a hearing during which it was shown that the undercover officer was still engaged in several pending investigations in Brooklyn at the time of the trial and that closure was necessary to protect his safety and the integrity of his ongoing operations (see, People v. Jones, 47 N.Y.2d 409, 413, cert denied 444 U.S. 946; People v. Hinton, 31 N.Y.2d 71, 73, cert denied 410 U.S. 911; People v. Flores, 152 A.D.2d 704). Mangano, P.J., Eiber, Sullivan and Balletta, JJ., concur.