The court below abused its discretion in granting so much of defendant's motion as sought to dismiss the accusatory instrument in the furtherance of justice (see CPL 170.40). "The discretionary authority to dismiss . . . in furtherance of justice . . . should be exercised sparingly and only in those rare cases where there is a compelling factor which clearly demonstrates that prosecution . . . would be an injustice" (People v. Candelaria,
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