Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant's claim that he was denied a fair trial because the court refused to allow a defense witness to take the stand solely for the purpose of invoking his Fifth Amendment rights in the presence of the jury and refusing to testify is without merit. It is well settled that "the decision to permit defense counsel to call a particular witness solely `to put him to his claim of privilege against self incrimination in the...
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