People v. Whitaker

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant’s motion to sever the counts of the indictment relating to the robbery on April 4, 1989 from those relating to the robbery on June 20, 1989. Defendant failed to make a convincing showing, in concrete terms, that he had both important testimony to give concerning the April 4 incident and a genuine need to refrain from testifying concerning the June 20 incident (see, CPL 200.20 [3] [b]; People v Lane, 56 NY2d 1, 10; People v Cabrera, 188 AD2d 1062). We agree with the trial court’s…