Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant stole a van at gunpoint. He was apprehended less than an hour later, after a police pursuit during which he crashed into a light pole, then fled the van. The complainant identified the defendant at the scene of the accident.
Although the defendant met his burden of establishing that he was entitled to a missing-witness charge for three of the police officers who were involved in his arrest (see, People...
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