Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
County Court erred in permitting the prosecutor to impeach one of his witnesses with testimony she had given at a prior trial. CPL 60.35 (1) permits the impeachment of a witness "only when the testimony of the witness in court affirmatively damages the case of the party calling him" (People v Fitzpatrick,
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