Judgment unanimously reversed, on the law, motion granted and indictment dismissed.
Memorandum:
The indictment must be dismissed since the People failed to meet their burden of proving that the preindictment delay was consented to by defendant or was a result of conduct on the part of defendant or his counsel which impeded or prevented the presentation of the case to the Grand Jury (see, People v Sturgis,
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