Legal Opinion

People v. Clark

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 18, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Westchester County (Murphy, J.), rendered September 8, 1994, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the trial court did not err in denying his motions to sever his trial from that of the codefendant. It is well settled that severance motions are addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court (see,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. MahboubianNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. People v. BornholdtNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  3. People v. CardwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. People v. CorreaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. MartinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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