Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and indictment dismissed.
Memorandum:
Defendant's conviction for criminal possession of stolen property in the second degree must be reversed and the charge dismissed. It is essential in a prosecution for criminal possession of stolen property that the People prove that the property "was stolen by someone" (People v Corsetti,
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