People v. Meek

Memorandum:

Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon a jury verdict, of course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree (Penal Law § 130.75 [1] [former (a)]) and three counts of sodomy in the first degree (former § 130.50 [3]). Defendant contends that Supreme Court erred in denying his motions to sever the counts charging possessing a sexual performance by a child from the other counts of the indictment. We conclude that any such error is harmless inasmuch as the evidence of defendant’s guilt was overwhelming and there was no significant probability that defendant…