A conflict, more apparent than real, between two public policies prompts this opinion. Both of these policies are codified in the Penal Law and Criminal Procedure Law. One — the dismissal of a criminal action in furtherance of justice — is inherently judicial. The other of more recent vintage — the enforcement of stern measures against gun offenders — is an expression of the popular will through the Legislature...
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