Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Although the defendant's two robbery convictions are based on separate incidents, both incidents involved a robbery during which the defendant displayed an object which appeared to be a pistol (see, Penal Law § 160.15 [4]). Therefore, the court did not abuse its discretion in denying the defendant's motion for a severance and separate trials (see, CPL 200.20 [2] [c]; [3]; People v Lane,
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