Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
Defendant was convicted of three counts of robbery in the first degree (Penal Law § 160.15 [4]) arising from two separate armed robberies in downtown Niagara Falls. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's motion for a severance because the crimes charged were "the same or similar in law" (CPL 200.20 [2] [c]; see, People v Lane,
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