Ordered that the order is reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, the guilty verdicts and the indictment are reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, for further proceedings.
A court's discretionary power to dismiss an indictment in the interest of justice is to be exercised sparingly (see, CPL 210.40 [1]; People v Foster,
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