Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his request for a missing witness charge. As the party requesting a missing witness charge, the defendant had the initial burden of demonstrating that the uncalled witness could be expected to have knowledge of a material issue and to testify favorably to the People (see, People v Kitching,
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