Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the court properly denied his request for a missing witness charge. The defendant waited until both sides had rested to make his request to charge. The untimely request put the People at a disadvantage and was thus correctly denied (see, People v Gonzalez,
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