Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
After a hearing, the trial court properly denied the defendant's motion pursuant to CPL 210.20 to dismiss the indictment on the ground of preindictment delay. The five-year delay between the discovery of the victim's body and the indictment of the defendant did not, in and of itself, warrant dismissal of the indictment (see People v Decker,
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