People v. Mercer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: County Court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant’s motion for a severance (see, People v Lane, 56 NY2d 1; People v Casiano, 138 AD2d 892, lv denied 72 NY2d 857; People v Telford, 134 AD2d 632, lv denied 71 NY2d 903). Defendant concedes that the crimes charged in the indictment were "the same or similar in law” (CPL 200.20 [2] [c]), and, consequently, were properly joinable (see, People v Lane, supra; People v Jenkins, 50 NY2d 981; People v Telford, supra). Where, as here, the crimes charged in the indictment are defined by the same or…
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