The court properly exercised its discretion by joining defendant's indictments relating to separate incidents, since the charges were legally similar (see CPL 200.20 [2] [c]). Defendant has not demonstrated any substantial likelihood that the jury was unable to consider the proof as to each of the charges separately, or that he had important testimony to give in one case and a genuine need to refrain from testifying in the other (see CPL 200.20 [3]; People...
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