It was not error for the trial court to have refused defendant's request for a missing witness charge as to certain police officers. Defendant has not established that he ever made a prima facie showing of entitlement to such a charge in that he failed to demonstrate that such testimony would not be cumulative.
The court's Sandoval ruling was a proper exercise of discretion in which the court properly balanced the probative value of the convictions with the...
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