People v. Bryan

Although the offenses charged in the indictment arose out of two separate robberies, they were properly joined for trial pursuant to CPL 200.20 (2) (c) and the trial court did not improperly exercise its discretion in denying the defendant’s pretrial motion pursuant to CPL 200.20 (3) for severance. The offenses were based on the same statutory provisions (see, CPL 200.20 [2] [c]). The defendant failed to demonstrate that he would be prejudiced by trying the charges together. Nor did the defendant show that he had important testimony to give with respect to one incident and a strong need to…