Court of Appeals of New York

While the prosecution may show that an overriding interest in an undercover officer's safety justifies courtroom closure during the officer's testimony, posting a court officer outside a criminal courtroom trial as a screening device constitutes an "alternative to closure" implicating defendant's right to a public trial.

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• Decided 05/08/2001
• Published 05/08/2001

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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