Order reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, and the first count of the indictment is reinstated.
CPL 210.20 (subd 1, par [b]) does not authorize a reduction of a charge contained in an indictment to a lesser included offense upon the defendant's pretrial motion for inspection of the Grand Jury minutes. The court may dismiss a count upon such a motion, but only if the evidence presented to the Grand Jury is insufficient to sustain either the charge itself...
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