Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered; no questions of fact have been raised or considered.
Under the circumstances of this case, the trial court erred by refusing the defense counsel's timely request for a missing witness charge with respect to the partner of the undercover officer who allegedly purchased cocaine from the defendant and a coperpetrator. The transaction took place on a sunny August afternoon. The undercover police...
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