The People v. Phillip Couser

This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. ----------------------------------------------------------------- No. 166 The People &c., Respondent, v. Phillip Couser, Appellant. (Appeal No. 1.) ----------------------- No. 167 The People &c., Respondent, v. Phillip Couser, Appellant. (Appeal No. 2.) For Each Case: James A. Hobbs, for appellant. Geoffrey Kaeuper, for respondent. ABDUS-SALAAM, J.: In the first of these appeals we must consider whether Penal Law § 70.25 (2) permits consecutive or concurrent sentencing for defendant's convictions.…