Order dismissing first count of indictment unanimously reversed, on the law, and count reinstated.
Memorandum:
The court erred in dismissing the first count of the indictment. "The proper purpose of an indictment is to bring a defendant to trial upon a prima facie case which, if unexplained, would warrant a conviction" (People v Brewster,
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