The prosecutor referred in summation to evidence, received without objection, that the defense expert had been compensated for his testimony (see Zimmer v Third Ave. R.R. Co., 36 App Div 273 [1899]). Although "[s]howing that an expert witness is testifying for a fee is a standard impeachment technique" (see Martin, Capra and Rossi, New York Evidence Handbook § 6.6, at 474 [2d ed]), defendant argues on appeal that this comment unconstitutionally burdened...
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