Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial is ordered.
The County Court erred in permitting a detective to testify that during his investigation he discovered that the defendant had opened a checking account for a prostitute, since that testimony was hearsay admitted without any limiting instructions (see People v Huertas,
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