The court properly denied defendant's CPL 190.50 motion to dismiss the indictment, made on the ground that defendant was deprived of his right to testify before the grand jury. The People afforded defendant a reasonable opportunity to testify and any failure was due to defense counsel's lack of cooperation in effectuating that opportunity, by refusing to confirm with the prosecutor that defendant actually would testify, not checking her cell phone messages after giving the...
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