Order affirmed.
We agree with Criminal Term that the instructions given the Grand Jury were insufficient, prejudicial and a denial to the defendant of due process. We also agree that the third count of the indictment, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, was insufficient on its face as it failed to include a material element of the crime charged (see Penal Law, § 265.02, subd [4]; People v Iannone,
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