State v. Newman

BRANCH, Chief Justice.

Appeal of Roy Lee Newman

Defendant, Roy Lee Newman, first assigns as error the action of the trial judge in consolidating his cases with those of James Earl Newman for trial.

G.S. 15A-926, in pertinent part, provides:(b) Separate Pleadings for Each Defendant and Joinder of Defendants for Trial.—(1) Each defendant must be charged in a separate pleading.(2) Upon written motion of the prosecutor, charges against two or more defendants may be joined for trial:

a. When each of the defendants is charged with accountability for each offense; or

b. When, even if all of the…