Order reversed, on the law, jury verdict reinstated and matter remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for the imposition of sentence.
In setting aside a verdict pursuant to CPL 330.30 (subd 1) a trial court is required to "assume that the jury credited the People's witnesses and thus must view the facts most favorably to the prosecution" (People v Montanez,
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