The trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to give a missing witness charge with respect to the victim's 4½ year old son on the ground that, assuming the child was competent to testify, he "could not possibly engage in the sophisticated reasoning process required to draw any reasonable inference with respect to the issue of consent to sexual activity under the circumstances presented in this case." A missing witness charge should be given only where a witness...
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