People v. Zenger
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Suffolk County (Namm, J.), rendered June 15, 1984, convicting him of manslaughter in the second degree and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol as a misdemeanor, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The trial court improperly allowed the People to impeach two of their witnesses after testimony damaging to the People’s case was elicited on cross-examination. Under CPL 60.35 (1), the People can impeach their own witness only if the witness gives damaging testimony during…
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