California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Chandler, 17 Cal.App.3d 798, 95 Cal.Rptr. 146 (Cal. App. 1971):
Failure to call a material and important witness can be considered by the jury and commented upon by the prosecuting attorney. (People v. Coleman, 71 Cal.2d 1159, 80 Cal.Rptr. 920, 459 P.2d 248.)
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