Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted on count two of indictment.
Memorandum:
County Court erred in permitting the People to impeach their own witness by questioning a police officer on a collateral matter, i.e., the voluntariness of a prior written statement given to the officer by the witness (see, CPL 60.35; People v Urena,
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