The court properly denied defendant's severance motion, made during trial, since it was untimely and defendant failed to show good cause for his failure to make a timely motion, or good cause for the trial court to nevertheless entertain the motion in the exercise of its discretion (CPL 255.10 [1] [g]; 255.20 [1], [3]). In any event, defendant failed to establish that if severance were granted, the codefendant would actually waive his Fifth Amendment rights and testify, and...
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