Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Despite the defendant's contention to the contrary, he was not deprived of his right to testify before the grand jury as a result of the prosecutor's interruptions during his grand jury appearance, since the prosecutor simply prevented him from testifying on a variety of topics that were not relevant to the facts of this case or the grand jury's investigation (see People v Smith,
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