Does the trial court erred by closing the trial to the public during the testimony of undercover officers?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rosario, 616 N.Y.S.2d 334, 639 N.E.2d 1131, 83 N.Y.2d 994 (N.Y. 1994):
In these cases involving charges of criminal narcotics sale arising out of a street "buy and bust," the trial court erred by closing the trial to the public during the undercover officers' testimony. The trial court's ruling in 1991 was based on a legal standard that is no longer viable under our analysis and holding in People v. Martinez, 82 N.Y.2d 436, 604 N.Y.S.2d 932, 624 N.E.2d 1027, decided in 1993.
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