The court properly precluded defendant from commenting in summation upon the People's failure to call a civilian witness, since defendant failed to make the limited showing required for such a comment. The witness was clearly unavailable and there was no indication that he could provide material testimony.
The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant's mistrial motion. The court's prompt and strong curative action prevented the challenged portion...
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