Honeycutt v. State

The district court committed reversible error when it refused to sever the trial of the sexual assault and kidnapping charges from the solicitation of murder charge that occurred six months later. *675Because of this error, the refusal to give Honeycutt’s consent instruction, and the prosecutorial misconduct that occurred during trial, I conclude that reversal is mandated.

Severance

Under NRS 173.115(2), a district court can join charges that involve acts close in time and relate to a defendant’s common scheme, plan or motive, or otherwise are tied to each other. But any prejudice the joinder would…