Judgment unanimously reversed, on the law, and new trial granted.
Memorandum:
It was error for the court to deny defendant's request for an adverse inference jury instruction where the People failed to call the victim as a witness because she was in Florida. When the prosecution fails to call a witness under its control who would naturally be expected to give favorable testimony and whose testimony would be material and not cumulative, the defendant is entitled...
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