Camsler v. State

Andrews, Judge.

Camsler was indicted for the offenses of armed robbery of a car and theft by receiving the same car. A jury found him guilty of both offenses. The trial court merged the theft by receiving conviction into the armed robbery conviction, and sentenced Camsler to a term of ten years. Camsler’s sole enumeration of error on appeal is that the trial court erred by denying his motion to set aside the convictions and grant a new trial because the two convictions were mutually exclusive.

The evidence in this case authorized Camsler’s conviction on either offense. Nevertheless, a defendant…