OPINION OF THE COURT
SMITH, J.
We hold that the trial court erred in prohibiting defendant from making a "missing witness" argument, but that the error was harmless.
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Defendant was charged with criminal sexual act in the first degree, criminal contempt and two counts of assault. The complainant was a woman with whom defendant had had a turbulent relationship for several years, and with whom he had three children. In the course of the relationship...
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