Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the Supreme Court properly precluded defense counsel from cross-examining a prosecution witness concerning an alleged prior incident of domestic violence between the witness and his wife, because counsel failed to establish a good-faith factual basis for the inquiry (see People v Bennett,
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