State v. Branch

HOLOHAN, Justice:

The defendant, Willie Branch, was charged by information with robbery and with aggravated battery in a separate information. By stipulation, the matters were consolidated for trial, and the defendant was convicted of battery and aggravated battery.

Separate appeals were taken from the convictions in the Superior Court, and we assumed jurisdiction, consolidating the matters for purposes of this opinion.

The questions presented are whether battery is a lesser included offense of robbery; whether the defendant is entitled to counsel at a pre-information lineup; whether law…