State v. Williams

In a two-count indictment defendant was charged with first-degree robbery, ORS 164.415, and ex-convict in possession of a concealable firearm, ORS 166.270. Defendant moved for separate trials. The trial court denied the motion. Having been convicted on stipulated facts of second-degree robbery, ORS 164.405, and the firearm-possession charge, defendant appeals, assigning as error the denial of his motion for separate trials.

At the argument on the motion for separate trials, defense counsel contended that defendant might desire to testify on the firearm-possession charge, but invoke his right…