People v. Sixto

Full title: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. SIXTO M., Appellant

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: May 17, 1994

204 A.D.2d 175 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)

614 N.Y.S.2d 111

Opinion

May 17, 1994

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Gerald Sheindlin, J.).

The trial court's closing of the courtroom during the testimony of the undercover police officer was no broader than necessary to protect the officer's safety, and was otherwise a sound exercise of discretion, in view of the officer's hearing testimony that he was then engaged in ongoing undercover work in a particular area that included the location of defendant's arrest (see, People v Martinez, 82 N.Y.2d 436).

Concur — Ellerin, J.P., Ross, Nardelli and Williams, JJ.