Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
We reject defendant's contention that County Court erred in refusing his request for a missing witness charge. Defendant failed to meet his burden to establish that the unidentified individual could be expected to give non-cumulative testimony favorable to the People or that the witness was otherwise under their control (see, People v Kitching,
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