SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises an interesting question about a defendant's entitlement to a "missing witness" instruction with respect to a confidential informant (CI) whose testimony the government elected not to present at trial. We uphold the district court's refusal to give the requested instruction, and, consequently, affirm the judgment of conviction.
This case has its roots in an investigation that targeted two suspected drug dealers, "Tony...
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