Ordered that the judgment is reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered.
In view of the fact that the defendant did not testify in his own behalf, the trial court committed reversible error when it inadvertently failed to instruct the jury, as requested by the defendant's counsel, to draw no inference from the failure of the defendant to testify (see, CPL 300.10 [2]; People v Britt,
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