State v. . Bonner

Upon the record on this appeal the appellants contend stressfully, and we think with propriety, that each of them was prejudiced by the denial of their motions for separate trials. "While at the time the motions were made and overruled, it doubtless did not appear that the State, in order to connect defendants with alleged murder of Ira L. Godwin, relied upon alleged confessions separately made by the defendants, which would be competent as evidence only against the defendant making the confession, and incompetent as evidence against any codefendant who was not present at the time the alleged…