People v. Gaines

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Nassau County (Brown, J.), rendered May 22, 2000, convicting him of sexual abuse in the third degree (three counts) and attempted rape in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

*551Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the County Court properly denied his application to sever the counts of the indictment and hold a separate trial of the offenses based on each separate incident. The separate offenses were properly joinable in a single indictment pursuant to CPL 200.20 (2) (b),…