Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
At defendant's retrial on a robbery charge arising out of a purse snatching, the People, as at defendant's prior trial, were unable to locate the complainant. Over defendant's objection, the trial court permitted the prosecutor to read into evidence the missing witness' preliminary hearing testimony pursuant to CPL 670.10 (1). The People set forth on the record their extensive efforts to locate the complainant, a...
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