Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court improperly allowed the People to impeach two of their witnesses after testimony damaging to the People's case was elicited on cross-examination. Under CPL 60.35 (1), the People can impeach their own witness only if the witness gives damaging testimony during the course of direct examination, and then only with a signed statement or sworn oral testimony. However, the error was harmless in view of the overwhelming...
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