People v. Fields

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: There is no merit to defendant’s claim that the court erred in denying his requests for a missing witness charge. It is not incumbent upon the prosecution " 'to call at trial every witness to a crime or to make a complete and detailed accounting to the defense of all law enforcement investigatory work’ ” (People v Buckler, 39 NY2d 895, 897). Where, as here, there was no showing that the uncalled witness would have given different testimony, there was no need for the People to call both detectives who witnessed the oral admission (see, People v…