Judgment reversed, on the law, and a new trial ordered.
A review of the record indicates that once the defendant refused to plead guilty, his trial counsel, in effect, totally abandoned him.
We initially note that defense counsel apparently persuaded the defendant to consent to a nonjury trial on the basis that the defense rested on "a question of law", to wit, that the People could not prove their case because the complainant would not testify. Thereafter...
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