The trial court properly closed the courtroom during the undercover officer's testimony based on his Hinton hearing testimony that he continued to participate in undercover operations in the area of defendant's arrest and in the area surrounding the courthouse, that he was engaged in the investigation of high-level drug dealers, that he took steps to protect his identity when at the courthouse, and that he feared for his safety if the courtroom remained open (see...
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