Opinion
January 21, 1997.
Appeal by the People from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Berke, J.), dated November 3, 1994, which, upon renewal, granted that branch of the defendant's omnibus motion which was to dismiss the indictment on the ground that the evidence presented to the Grand Jury was legally insufficient.
Before: Rosenblatt, J. P., Pizzuto and Goldstein, JJ.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, that branch of the defendant's omnibus motion which was to dismiss the indictment on the ground that the evidence presented to the Grand Jury was legally insufficient is denied, the indictment is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for further proceedings.
We reverse for reasons stated in People v Lopez ( 235 AD2d 496 [decided herewith]).
Friedmann, J., dissents and votes to affirm, with the following memorandum: I would affirm for reasons stated in my dissenting memorandum in People v Lopez ( 235 AD2d 496 [decided herewith]).