Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted.
Memorandum:
It was error for the trial court, in the absence of a request by defendant, to charge the jury that no unfavorable inference should be drawn from the defendant's failure to testify (see, CPL 300.10; People v Koberstein,
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