A Grand Jury may return an indictment when there is competent evidence before it legally sufficient to establish that the defendant committed the offense charged (CPL 190.65 [1]). "Inquiry into the adequacy of the proof to establish reasonable cause—the `degree of certitude' the evidence provides—is exclusively the province of the Grand Jury" (People v Swamp,
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