Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant was arrested for two burglaries, one of a liquor store and one of a variety store, which occurred two months apart. The trial court properly joined for trial the two indictments, each of which charged, inter alia, burglary in the third degree and criminal mischief, since the offenses charged are "defined by the same or similar statutory provisions and consequently are the same or similar in law" (CPL 200...
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