Legal Opinion

People v. Budd

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

Decided November 19, 1993PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: We reject defendant’s contention that County Court erred in denying his motion for a severance and ordering a joint trial with codefendant. Where proof against the defendants is supplied by the same evidence, only the most cogent reasons warrant a severance (People v Bornholdt, 33 NY2d 75, 87, cert denied sub nom. Victory v New York, 416 US 905; People v Padilla, 181 AD2d 1051, lv denied 79 NY2d 1052). Although the motion to sever was premised on a claim that the defenses were antagonistic, upon our review of the record, we do not find the "core” of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. MahboubianNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. People v. BornholdtNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  3. People v. HillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. People v. PadillaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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