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PEOPLE v. SYKES

114 A.D.2d 478 (1985)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Clifton Sykes, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

October 21, 1985

Judgment affirmed.

During the course of the cross-examination of the defendant, the prosecutor (1) asked the defendant whether certain prosecution witnesses were lying and (2) suggested, through a question posed without proper foundation, that defendant was on drugs at the time of the crime. These questions were improper and have been repeatedly condemned (People v Billingsley, 74 A.D.2d 645; People v McCormick,

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