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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 8 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. Hall.

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1 People v. Hall Anchor
ny · 2011
green “draw an unfavorable inference based on a party's failure to call a witness who would normally be expected to support that party's version of events” 4
2 In re Adam K.
nyappdiv · 2013
green “a treating psychiatrist, as opposed to reviewing doctors, possesses the greatest knowledge about the patient and information on a material issue raised in the proceeding” 4

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