Defendant's right to confront witnesses was not violated by the reference in the prosecutor's opening statement to a witness who did not ultimately testify, there being no indication of bad faith. Any prejudice resulting from the reference, or from the testimony of a police witness concerning the nonappearing witness, was minimized by the court's instructions on what constitutes evidence, by the fact that defendant's objections to the testimony were sustained (see...
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