The court properly denied defendant's application for a material witness order, and this ruling did not undermine defendant's right to present a defense. In his written application and the oral argument thereon, defendant did not establish that there was "reasonable cause to believe" that the proffered witness possessed "information material to the determination" of the action, as required under CPL 620.20. The court offered to reconsider the application upon a proper showing...
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