After the People rested their case and defendant rested without presenting any evidence, defendant, who had not previously mentioned an agency defense, successfully requested a jury charge on that defense. Accordingly, the court properly exercised its discretion regarding the order of proof (see CPL 260.30 [7]; cf. People v Whipple,
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